Chinese Poetry

*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK*'This is a five-star read, for real . . .' ROBIN HOBB'An impressive debut with real psychological depth' THE GUARDIAN'Richly imagined and politically driven' THE I PAPER'In a class of its own' THE DAILY MAIL'A novel of great power and force' LOCUS'It now holds a standard for fantasy standalones' GRIMDARK MAGAZINE'This dark fantasy stands out among the plethora of romantasy' BOOKLIST'Vicious, gorgeous, and fiercely haunting' CHLOE GONG'Sublime' AMELIE WEN ZHAO'Enthralling' ANDREA STEWART'Astounding' CHELSEA ABDULLAH'Fantasy at its best' VAISHNAVI PATELTO KILL A MONSTER, SHE MUST BECOME ONE . . .As the emperor lays dying, the once-great Azalea Dynasty plunges towards civil war. While its princes plot for power, a more hidden war - to become the next empress - occupies the imperial court.Wei Yin - peasant girl turned concubine to the cruel Prince Terren - has already endured unimaginable suffering. Ripped from her family, she has no title, no allies, and no escape. But she does have a secret . . .In the shadows of the palace, surrounded by enemies, she is learning a skill forbidden to women. Because when words are weapons and poetry holds an ancient magic, the fate of a girl - and a nation - can both be rewritten. All she has to do is compose the perfect poem - a tale so powerful, it can kill any man, even the next emperor.The epic political arena of The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang meets the intimate tragedy of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller in this internationally bestselling debut novel by visionary new voice Shen Tao, unmissable for veteran genre fans as well as readers of literary fiction looking to make their first foray into fantasy.

Su Dongpo (1037-1101) zählt zu den bedeutendsten Stimmen der chinesischen Literatur. Als Dichter und Prosaist verband er geistige Tiefe mit Witz, Gelassenheit mit sprachlicher Eleganz.Dieser Band versammelt Gedichte und Prosatexte, die vom Alltäglichen ebenso handeln wie von den großen Fragen des Lebens: von der Natur und Begegnungen, von Verlust und innerer Freiheit. Su Dongpos Texte sind klar, bildstark und von zeitloser Leichtigkeit - und wirken bis heute überraschend nah und modern.

*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK*'This is a five-star read, for real . . .' ROBIN HOBB'An impressive debut with real psychological depth' THE GUARDIAN'Richly imagined and politically driven' THE I PAPER'In a class of its own' THE DAILY MAIL'A novel of great power and force' LOCUS'It now holds a standard for fantasy standalones' GRIMDARK MAGAZINE'This dark fantasy stands out among the plethora of romantasy' BOOKLIST'Vicious, gorgeous, and fiercely haunting' CHLOE GONG'Sublime' AMELIE WEN ZHAO'Enthralling' ANDREA STEWART'Astounding' CHELSEA ABDULLAH'Fantasy at its best' VAISHNAVI PATELTO KILL A MONSTER, SHE MUST BECOME ONE . . .As the emperor lays dying, the once-great Azalea Dynasty plunges towards civil war. While its princes plot for power, a more hidden war - to become the next empress - occupies the imperial court.Wei Yin - peasant girl turned concubine to the cruel Prince Terren - has already endured unimaginable suffering. Ripped from her family, she has no title, no allies, and no escape. But she does have a secret . . .In the shadows of the palace, surrounded by enemies, she is learning a skill forbidden to women. Because when words are weapons and poetry holds an ancient magic, the fate of a girl - and a nation - can both be rewritten. All she has to do is compose the perfect poem - a tale so powerful, it can kill any man, even the next emperor.The epic political arena of The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang meets the intimate tragedy of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller in this internationally bestselling debut novel by visionary new voice Shen Tao, unmissable for veteran genre fans as well as readers of literary fiction looking to make their first foray into fantasy.

One of the world's greatest fantasy novels, and a timeless classic of Chinese literatureOne of China's Four Great Classical Novels, Monkey King was written anonymously during the Ming dynasty and is most commonly attributed to Wu Cheng'en, the son of a silk-shop clerk from east China. It recounts a Tang-dynasty monk's quest for Buddhist scriptures, accompanied by an omni-talented kung-fu Monkey King called Sun Wukong; a rice-loving divine pig; and a depressive man-eating river-sand monster.Comparable to The Canterbury Tales or Don Quixote, the tale is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a spring of spiritual insight and an extended allegory in which the group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment.

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books<BR><BR>'But how sweet a fruit the 'suppose' must be, that people will sup and sup on it! A juicy fruit, like a lychee but without the pit, sparkling and light green: a fruit that hides the tart within the sweet.'<BR><BR>In this haunting collection of stories, a young man's obsession leads to tragedy and a woman's bitterness poisons a family's legacy. In delicate, piercing prose, Chang captures a world of quiet cruelties and calamitous desires in pre-revolutionary China.

Whether real or imaginary journeys by plane or in virtual reality, the poems of Chinese poet Yin Xiaoyuan construct a sort of parallel reality made up of electric fields, sudden apparitions, and transient epiphanies described with scientific accuracy and pegged into a meticulously calculated sequence of events. The view of nature, in physical and atmospheric values, dialogues in counterpoint with a virtual tributary of today's technological culture, where travel conditions suddenly ignite, as if by internal combustion, references to the fantastic (here the Russian, the spiders of Kafka, and the Lautreamontian memory...) which give rise to rapid and fleeting triggers like those of the short films that are so fashionable today. So, reality and "reality" alternate and confuse, presenting scenes of a dream that the author provides, not without irony (especially in the dialogues), along with the premise (C. G. Jung), the script, and the interpretation.The result is a singular textuality, explicitly transgeneric, serial and fluvial, the result of multiple contaminations between literature and science, between visual art and storytelling, in an orderly chaoticism that seems to open the palette of the text to every action, and then fade in the endings like a visionary film modernly adorned with high definition, without any figure prevailing or remaining. It is akin to a poetic video game, with the original and fascinating features of post-subjective pyrotechnics. This term refers to the explosive and subjective nature of the poet's expression.Fabio Scotto

Mit diesen Gedichten stellt sich Wu Yin Ching in eine Reihe mit anderen Hongkong-Autor*innen wie Xi Xi und Leung Ping-kwan, die über ihre Stadt mit ihren Menschen, ihrer Geschichte und Natur geschrieben haben. Wu Yin Chings Texte zeigen einen klaren, originellen Blick auf die Welt und bringen uns Erfahrungen einer Gegenwarts-Autorin aus Hongkong nahe."Gedichte aus dem Tiefengrund einer schnellen, oft zu schnellen Stadt, sprachliche Bilder, Erinnerungen und intime Porträts aus dem alltäglichen Leben Hongkongs, aufgezeichnet mit scharfer Beobachtungsgabe und tiefer Empathie: die Gedichte von Wu Yin Ching, um Familie, Beziehungen und Verlust, Wandel und Widerstandskraft kreisend, führen mit literarischer Kraft durch die menschlichen Tiefendieser asiatischen Metropole und hallen nach." Tobias Brandner, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Leere Saiten lädt seine Leserinnen und Leser zu einer besonderen Begegnung ein - einer Begegnung zweier Buchwelten: der modernen deutschen Buchgestaltung und der traditionellen chinesischen.Auf der Vorderseite beginnt der deutsche Teil mit Titelblatt, Inhaltsverzeichnis und Angaben. Hier liest man wie gewohnt von links nach rechts. Wendet man das Buch und schlägt es von hinten auf, betritt man den chinesischen Teil. Seine Texte folgen der klassischen Schriftführung: von oben nach unten und von rechts nach links.Damit sich diese Lesefolge auch typografisch abbildet, wurden die Seiten des chinesischen Teils in um-gekehrter Reihenfolge gebunden. Wer das Buch von der deutschen Seite aus aufschlägt, wird daher be-merken, dass die Seitenzahlen im chinesischen Teil "rückwärts" laufen - doch dank des deutschen Inhalts-verzeichnisses findet man sich mühelos zurecht.Zugleich wahrt das Buch zwei Ordnungen: Die deutsche Vorderseite entspricht der hiesigen Lesegewohnheit, die chinesische Rückseite knüpft an eine jahrhundertealte Buchtradition an. Zwei Richtungen, zwei Kulturen - jede folgt ihrer eigenen Logik, ohne die andere zu verdrängen. Das scheinbare Gegeneinander von vorn und hinten, von "vorwärts" und "rückwärts", verwebt sich so zu einer stillen Harmonie.Diese Architektur eröffnet drei Erfahrungsräume: einen rein deutschen Teil, einen deutsch-chinesischen Parallelteil und einen rein chinesischen Teil. Insbesondere der Parallelteil mit den Erläuterungen zu Kalli-grafien und Malereien lädt dazu ein, Kunst und Dichtung gleichermaßen zu erkunden: Selbst ohne Chinesischkenntnisse kann man mithilfe der deutschen Titel durch die Bilder wandern und dabei zwischen Schrift und Malerei schweifen.Die bedachte Abfolge dieser Abschnitte schafft Brücken und Übergänge, fordert den Perspektivwechsel heraus und macht das Umblättern zu einer kleinen kulturellen Entdeckungsreise - ein Band, zwei Schrifttraditionen, drei Lesewelten, ein Dialog.Alle in diesem Buch versammelten Gedichte sind in chinesischer Sprache verfasst.

A luminous new translation of one of the greatest poets in Chinese history<BR><BR>Li Qingzhao is justly celebrated for her place in Chinese literary history. She was a poet with a wry, unsentimental style and a rich sense of melody. Her ci - lyrics that were originally set to music - are glorious in their depth and genius, spare and arresting on the line. They evoke with rare immediacy the haunting beauty of country life during the Song dynasty; the unseen, restive labour of the poet; and Li Qingzhao's bracing take on what it means to create art as a woman in the shadow of exile, war, imprisonment, and an unwelcoming literary establishment.<BR><BR>In Wendy Chen's splendid new translation, each poem is as sharp and fresh as the edge of a new spring leaf. These richly textured bolts of melody are masterpieces of verse, as resonant and bracing today as they were in the eleventh century; and they underscore Li Qingzhao status as a necessary and iconic literary figure.

90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books<BR><BR>Razor-sharp, pugnacious and blackly funny, Wang Xiaobo's essays established him as one of China's most popular - and subversive - writers. From the political power of silence to the irrepressible spirit of a pig he met while working in a commune, these reflections on life and literature in the shadow of the Cultural Revolution provide a rare glimpse of a fearless satirical genius.

Welcome to this collection of poems by the legendary Chinese poet Li Bai, also known as "the Poet Immortal." Li Bai lived during the Tang Dynasty, a golden age of Chinese literature, and his works continue to captivate readers around the world with their profound insights, vivid imagery, and masterful use of language.This book is designed specifically for beginner students of Mandarin Chinese, who are eager to learn more about the rich cultural heritage of China through its literature. By exploring the poems of Li Bai, readers will not only improve their language skills but also gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, history, and philosophy.Each poem in this book is presented in its original as well as pinyin form, which is the romanization system used to represent Mandarin Chinese pronunciation. The pinyin will allow readers to practice their pronunciation and hearing comprehension skills as they read along. Additionally, each poem is accompanied by a detailed explanation that provides context, background information, making it easier for readers to understand and appreciate the beauty of Li Bai's poetry.

A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, this book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine ways of understanding a single poem. "Seeing Off a Friend," by the great Tang poet Li Bai (701-762) has long been praised for its vividness, subtlety, and poignancy. Anthologizing twenty-nine translations of the poem, Timothy Billings not only introduces the poem's richness and depth but also the nuanced art of translating Chinese poetry into European languages. A famous exemplar of "seeing off poetry," which was common in an empire whose literati were continually on the move, Li's poem has continued to fascinate readers far removed from its moment of composition, from the Victorians, to Ezra Pound, to contemporary translators from around the world. In talking us through these linguistic crossings, Billings unpacks the intricacies of the lüshi or "regulated verse poem," a form as pivotal to Chinese literature as the sonnet is to European tradition. This book promises to transform its readers, step-by-step, into adept interpreters of one of the most significant verse forms in Chinese literary history. Billings's engaging teaching style, backed by a lightly worn but deep scholarly engagement with Chinese poetry, makes this work an indispensable guide for anyone interested in poetry, translation, or the cultural heritage of China.

A girl steals a god from her white lotus altar. A poet looks back on her religious past. Built upon Buddhist and Christian imagery, this chapbook is Cheryl Tan's love letter to queer teenagehood. Glittering with fragments of a failed relationship, these poems piece together a tale of desire, destruction and loss.

Welcome to this collection of poems by the legendary Chinese poet Li Bai, also known as "the Poet Immortal." Li Bai lived during the Tang Dynasty, a golden age of Chinese literature, and his works continue to captivate readers around the world with their profound insights, vivid imagery, and masterful use of language.This book is designed specifically for beginner students of Mandarin Chinese, who are eager to learn more about the rich cultural heritage of China through its literature. By exploring the poems of Li Bai, readers will not only improve their language skills but also gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, history, and philosophy.Each poem in this book is presented in its original as well as pinyin form, which is the romanization system used to represent Mandarin Chinese pronunciation. The pinyin will allow readers to practice their pronunciation and hearing comprehension skills as they read along. Additionally, each poem is accompanied by a detailed explanation that provides context, background information, making it easier for readers to understand and appreciate the beauty of Li Bai's poetry.

If I Do Not Reply is the first UK collection by Hong Kong poet Tammy Lai-Ming Ho, and brings us a welcome new voice to speak of matters in a place too often seen through expatriate, rather than native eyes. Hong Kong may once have been a borrowed place, on borrowed time, situated physically in one world, and mentally somewhere between two, but its current uncomfortable position finds an apt chronicler here.

**From the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate** **Winner of the 2024 National Book Foundation Science + Literature Award** An affordable paperback edition of the Collected Works of the one of the most astonishing poets writing today: U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze<BR> The Glass Constellation is a triumph spanning five decades, including ten poetry collections and twenty-six new poems, from National Book Award winner Arthur Sze. Sze began his career writing compressed, lyrical poems influenced by classical Chinese poetry; he later made a leap into powerful polysemous sequences, honing a distinct stylistic signature that harnesses luminous particulars, and is sharply focused, emotionally resonant, and structurally complex. Fusing elements of Chinese, Japanese, Native American, and various Western experimental traditions―employing startling juxtapositions that are always on target, deeply informed by concern for our endangered planet and troubled species―Sze presents experience in all its multiplicities, in singular book after book. This collection is an invitation to immerse in a visionary body of work, mapping the evolution of one of our finest American poets.

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Su Dongpo (¿¿¿, 1037-1101), also known as the Su Shi (¿¿) and one of the Eight Greats of Tang-Song Poetry (¿¿¿¿¿), was an acclaimed Chinese poet from the Song Dynasty (¿¿, 960-1279). In the "Selected Chinese Poems of Su Dongpo" (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) book series, let's learn about some of the most famous ancient poems composed by Su Dongpo! Each book in the series contains 10 Chinese poems. These books will help you self-learn Mandarin Chinese language, culture, and history while appreciating the Chinese poems. Each book comes with the poems written in simplified Chinese characters. Each poem is explained in the form of a dedicated essay. Further, detailed vocabulary with pinyin and English has been provided for each of the poems. All titles in the series are suitable for the beginner (HSK Level 1/2) students of Mandarin Chinese. Additional poems and resources for learning Mandarin Chinese are available on my personal blog (www.ChinesePoems.net). Looking forward to your comments.

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Welcome to Chinese Biography series. In this book, we will discover the life of the Poet-Sage Du Fu (¿¿¿¿¿, 712-770), a great realist poet (¿¿¿¿¿¿) from China's Tang Dynasty (¿¿). The Biography series is dedicated to helping Mandarin Chinese learners improve Chinese reading skills. In this series, we will discover lives of some of the most famous people in Chinese history. Each book will introduce a famous Chinese personality whose contributions were immense to shape China's future. The books in Biography series contain numerous lessons in Mandarin Chinese. We start with a brief introduction of the book in the preface (¿¿), a brief introduction to the person, and continues to dig his life and relevant issues. Each book contains 6 to 10 chapters made of simple Chinese sentences. For the readers' convenience, a comprehensive list of words (vocabulary) has been provided at the beginning of each chapter. The pinyin for the Chinese text is provided after the main text. Further, to enforce a deeper learning, the English interpretation of the Chinese text has been purposely excluded from the books. This would help the readers think deeply about the contents the way native Chinese do. In order to help the students of Mandarin Chinese remember important characters, words, long words, idioms, etc., these entities have been purposely repeated throughout the book, and across the books in the series. Taken together, the books in Biography series will tremendously help readers improve their Chinese reading skills. I blog at:www.QuoraChinese.com

The books in Chinese Poems series introduces you to numerous MUST-KNOW Chinese poems. Each book includes about 10 poems, and their in-depth analysis. All poems are explained using simplified Chinese characters. Pinyin for all the verses, sentences, words, and characters has been included throughout the book. MP3 Audios for the poems and Chinese phrases can be found on the author's website by using the links provided in the book. Separate vocabulary has been given for each poem to help the readers understand the poems and corresponding verses conveniently. Further, eight poems are explained with both English and Chinese. The English interpretation includes a line-by-line explanation of the poems, poet's profile in brief, appreciation of the poems, and its literary context. Two poems are explained exclusively in Chinese so that the readers have suitable opportunity to improve their Chinese reading skills. The MP3 audios for the Chinese words and main text can be assessed from the home page of my website. More on:https://ChineseBull.com/