{"product_id":"the-rose-of-time-bei-dao-9780811218481","title":"The Rose of Time: New \u0026 Selected Poems","description":"in the mirror there is always this moment\u003cbr\u003e this moment leads to the door of rebirth\u003cbr\u003e the door opens to the sea\u003cbr\u003e the rose of time\u003cbr\u003e --Bei Dao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rose of Time: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e presents a glowing selection of poetry by contemporary China's most celebrated poet, Bei Dao. From his earliest work, Bei Dao developed a wholly original poetic language composed of mysterious and arresting images tuned to a distinctive musical key. This collection spans Bei Dao's entire writing life, from his first book to appear in English, The August Sleepwalker, published a year after the Tiananmen tragedy, to the increasingly interior and complex poems of \u003cem\u003eLandscape Over Zero\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnlock\u003c\/em\u003e, to new never-before-published work. This bilingual edition also includes a prefatory note by the poet, and a brief afterword by the editor Eliot Weinberger. A must-read book from a seminal poet who has been translated into over thirty languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bei Dao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811218481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811218481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Bei Dao","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047292039423,"sku":"9780811218481","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3cd5b46b-ebfd-492f-b891-ad17d3156ed0.jpg?v=1684989368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rose-of-time-bei-dao-9780811218481","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}