{"product_id":"chinese-writers-on-writing-paperback","title":"Chinese Writers on Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Sze\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEdward Hirsch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the United States and China move toward an expansion of political and economic relations, interest in China and its culture has never been greater. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChinese Writers on Writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e makes a contribution in illuminating this corner of the globe through the works of some of its finest writers. With more than half the works appearing in English for the first time, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChinese Writers on Writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e features authors such as Mo Yan, whose book Red Sorghum was made into an award-winning movie by the same name; Lu Xun, known as the Chinese George Orwell; and Gao Xingjian, recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature. Edited by award-winning poet Arthur Sze, this is the first collection that brings together material by writers reflecting on their work, their processes, and the challenges of writing under China's political system. This is the fifth volume in the highly acclaimed Writer's World Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Hirsch\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Chicago and educated both at Grinnell College and the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Ph.D. in folklore. His first collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eFor the Sleepwalkers \u003c\/i\u003e (1981), received the Academy of American Poets Lavan Younger Poets Award and the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award. His second collection, \u003ci\u003eWild Gratitude\u003c\/i\u003e, received the National Book Critics Circle Award. His recent poetry collections include \u003ci\u003eThe Living Fire: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpecial Orders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLay Back the Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEarthly Measures\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Parade\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He is also the author of the prose books \u003ci\u003eThe Demon and the Angel: Searching for the Source of Artistic Inspiration\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eResponsive Reading\u003c\/i\u003e, and the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eHow to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, which poet Garrett Hongo called \"the product of a lifetime of passionate reflection\" and \"a wonderful book for laureate and layman both.\" Most recently, Hirsch published Poet's Choice, which collects two years' worth of his weekly essay letters from the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHirsch's honors include the Academy of Arts and Letters Award, the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award, the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award, the Rome Prize, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2008 he was elected a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. He is president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and he lives in New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771013366048,"sku":"9781595340634","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/31dabe135f0dc36f1d4ce9145ef0410f.webp?v=1780381824","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chinese-writers-on-writing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}