WAVES - Stories by Bei Dao (First UK edition and first edition in English)

Bei Dao (Edited with an Introduction by Bonnie S. McDougall)(Translated by Bonnie S. McDougall and Susette Ternent Cooke)

ISBN 10: 0434174807 / ISBN 13: 9780434174805

Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1987

About this Item

First impression of the first UK edition, published by William Heinemann Ltd. The book was only published in the USA three years later in 1990 by New Directions. Translated by Bonnie S. McDougall and Susette Ternent Cooke. Edited with an Introduction by Bonnie S. McDougall. With illustrations by Gan Shaocheng. ***Near fine in pale-blue cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just very slightly creased. Bottom edge of spine slightly faded. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and unmarked. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £11.95 net. There is a light indentation line to the front panel, otherwise no creases, chips or tears. The dustwrapper is clean and unmarked, with hardly any of the usual fading to the spine. ***223mm x 145mm. 234 pages. ***Contents: Introduction, Waves, In the Ruins, The Homecoming Stranger, Melody, Moon on the Manuscript, Intersection, 13 Happiness Street, Note on Sources. ***'Bei Dao -- "north island" -- is the pen name of Zhao Shenkai, considered by many to be the finest poet in China. "Waves", Bei Dao's first major work of fiction, is a haunting, lyrical study of disillusion and despair among China's "lost generation" -- written during the last stages of the Cultural Revolution. Bei Dao is one of the most gifted and influential of the new generation of Chinese writers. The stories in "Waves" offer a candid and vivid portrait of love and life in contemporary China. "Waves" will strengthen his growing reputation in the West.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A first impression of the true first edition in English of Be Dao's first published book of stories, in near fine condition. An uncommon book. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Seller Inventory # 8899

Bibliographic Details

• Title: WAVES - Stories by Bei Dao (First UK edition and first edition in English)
• Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd., London
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0434174807
• ISBN 13: 9780434174805
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gan Shaocheng
• Edition: First UK Edition
• Printing: First Impression
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • First Editions
  • Political & Social History

About this title

Synopsis

In Waves, the poet Bei Dao turns to fiction, recording the painful years of the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath. Avoiding polemics, his attention is on individuals swept up in the turbulent political tides of contemporary China.

About the Author

Bei Dao, born in Beijing in 1949, has traveled and lectured around the world. He has received numerous international awards for his poetry, and is an honorary member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters. Bei Dao, now a U.S. citizen, is currently Professor of Humanities in the Center for East Asian Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.