{"product_id":"book-of-my-nights-paperback","title":"Book of My Nights - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLi-Young Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook of My Nights\u003c\/i\u003e is the first poetry collection in ten years by one of the world's most acclaimed young poets. In \u003ci\u003eBook of My Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, Li-Young Lee once again gives us lyrical poetry that fuses memory, family, culture and history. In language as simple and powerful as the human muscle, these poems work individually and as a full-sequence meditation on the vulnerability of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarketing Plans: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e o National advertising\u003cbr\u003e o National media campaign\u003cbr\u003e o National and regional author appearances\u003cbr\u003e o Advance reader copies\u003cbr\u003e o Course adoption mailing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLi-Young Lee\u003c\/b\u003e burst onto the American literary scene with the publication of \u003ci\u003eRose\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 1986 Delmore Schwartz Memorial Poetry Award from The Poetry Society of America. He followed that astonishing book with \u003ci\u003eThe City in Which I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e, which was The Lamont Poetry Selection of The Academy of American Poets. Mr. Lee has appeared on National Public Radio a number of times and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of the Word\u003c\/i\u003e, the PBS television series with Bill Moyers. \u003ci\u003eRose\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe City in Which I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e are in the 19th and 17th printings respectively, making them two of the highest-selling contemporary poetry books in the United States. Moreover, Mr. Lee's poems have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He currently lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLi-Young Lee was born in 1957 in Jakarta, Indonesia, of Chinese parents. In 1959 his father, after spending a year as a political prisoner in President Sukarno's jails, fled Indonesia with his family. Between 1959 and 1964 the Lee family traveled throughout Hong Kong, Macau and Japan, until arriving in America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLi-Young Lee's first poetry collection, Rose, won the New York University's 1986 Delmore Schwartz Memorial Poetry Award. His second collection, The City In Which I Love You, was the 1990 Lamont Poetry Selection of the Academy of American Poets. His third collection, Book of My Nights, was awarded the 2002 William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 2006, BOA Editions published Breaking the Alabaster Jar: Conversations with Li-Young Lee, edited by Earl G. Ingersoll. This book collects the best dozen interviews Li-Young Lee has granted since the 1986 publication of Rose, including the 1988 interview with Bill Moyers on his The Power of the Word series. Breaking the Alabaster Jar contains new insights on Li-Young Lee's aesthetics, history, and various philosophies. Breaking the Alabaster Jar is an invaluable companion to Li-Young Lee's previous award-winning poetry collections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLi-Young Lee currently lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife Donna and their two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9.34 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760143991072,"sku":"9781929918089","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a4af9646210300d03a78074aaca83df6.webp?v=1780172755","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/book-of-my-nights-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}