{"product_id":"uyghur-poems-aziz-isa-elkun-9781101908341","title":"Uyghur Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unprecedented collection of poems spanning the rich two-thousand-year cultural legacy of the Uyghur people of Central Asia. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY POCKET POETS. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Uyghurs have a long and glorious history of poetry, dating from the oral epics of the second century BCE through the elegant love poetry of the medieval period and up to the present moment--and much of it has never before been translated into English. Uyghur poetry reflects the magnificent natural landscapes at the heart of the Silk Road region, with its endless steppes, soaring mountain ranges, and vast deserts, as well as its turbulent history. Turkic, Sufi, and Persian influences have shaped the poetic tradition over the centuries, and more recently the modernism of the twentieth century left its mark as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the face of the systematic persecution of the Uyghurs in China today, which has driven many of their poets into exile, \u003ci\u003eUyghur Poems \u003c\/i\u003eis not only a remarkable one-volume tour of an ancient and vibrant poetic tradition but also a vital witness to a threatened culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing these pocket-sized volumes on acid-free paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and an illustrated jacket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aziz Isa Elkun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101908343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101908341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred A. Knopf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.30h x 4.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Aziz Isa Elkun","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128649642239,"sku":"9781101908341","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fdfaeebe-da94-46dc-a340-40490f2e16a2.jpg?v=1687459773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uyghur-poems-aziz-isa-elkun-9781101908341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}