{"product_id":"a-tower-built-downwards-paperback","title":"A Tower Built Downwards - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYang Lian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Holton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAi Weiwei\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Tower Built Downwards\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest instalment of poetry from one of the most innovative and influential poets from China. \u003c\/b\u003eBefore and since his enforced exile from 1989, Yang Lian has been widely hailed in America and Europe as a highly individual voice in world literature, he has been translated into many languages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe different sections - short poems, sequences, and one long poem - form a single comprehensive statement of Yang's recent explorations. It is rooted in his living experience of the historical retrogression of Hong Kong, the disaster of Covid-19, the global spiritual crisis, as well as his personal sadness at events such as his father's death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYang Lian's work was criticised in China in 1983 and formally banned in 1989 when he organised memorial services for the dead of Tiananmen while in New Zealand. This edition of \u003ci\u003eA Tower Built Downwards \u003c\/i\u003econtains the full, unabridged collection, including poems that were removed for its publication in China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYang Lian\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the original Misty Poets who reacted against the strictures of the Cultural Revolution. His work was criticised in China in 1983 and formally banned in 1989 when he organised memorial services for the dead of Tiananmen while in New Zealand. He was a Chinese poet in exile from 1989 to 1995, finally settling in London in 1997, also living for some periods in Berlin. Translations of his poetry include five collections with Bloodaxe. He is co-editor with W.N. Herbert of \u003ci\u003eJade Ladder: Contemporary Chinese Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloodaxe Books, 2012), and was awarded the International Nonino Prize in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760894050592,"sku":"9781780376431","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cc4c950a0dba25bf84fa090bce259b3b.webp?v=1780193405","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-tower-built-downwards-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}