Islands or Continents Set (International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9629966050 ISBN 13: 9789629966058

Publisher: The Chinese University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Edited by Bei Dao, Shelby Chan, Gilbert Fong, Lucas Klein, and Christopher Mattison, Islands or Continents box set is an extended edition of the single-volume Islands or Continents. It comprises eighteen pocket off-prints encased in a fine paper box, each containing more selected works by one of the internationally renowned poets included in the single volume, accompanied by English and/or Chinese translations. The goal of Islands or Continents collection is to disseminate and make accessible the best of contemporary international poetry through high quality translations by outstanding translators.

About this title

About the Author:

Bei Dao is a world-renowned poet and cofounder of the literary magazine, Today. Gilbert C. F. Fong is professor and Shelby K. Y. Chan is assistant professor at the School of Translation, Hang Seng Management College. Lucas Klein is assistant professor at the School of Chinese, University of Hong Kong, and Christopher Mattison is assistant director at the Hong Kong Advanced Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Studies, City University of Hong Kong.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Chinese University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 9629966050
• ISBN 13: 9789629966058
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500
• Editor: Bei Dao, Shelby Chan, Gilbert Fong, Lucas Klein, Christopher Mattison