{"product_id":"the-rose-of-time","title":"The Rose of Time","description":"in the mirror there is always this moment\u003cbr\u003e this moment leads to the door of rebirth\u003cbr\u003e the door opens to the sea\u003cbr\u003e the rose of time\u003cbr\u003e --Bei Dao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rose of Time: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e presents a glowing selection of poetry by contemporary China's most celebrated poet, Bei Dao. From his earliest work, Bei Dao developed a wholly original poetic language composed of mysterious and arresting images tuned to a distinctive musical key. This collection spans Bei Dao's entire writing life, from his first book to appear in English, The August Sleepwalker, published a year after the Tiananmen tragedy, to the increasingly interior and complex poems of \u003cem\u003eLandscape Over Zero\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnlock\u003c\/em\u003e, to new never-before-published work. This bilingual edition also includes a prefatory note by the poet, and a brief afterword by the editor Eliot Weinberger. A must-read book from a seminal poet who has been translated into over thirty languages.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833669529805,"sku":"9780811218481","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_cc1f44ae-1db6-4cb7-bb90-c75e43d2c63a.jpg?v=1790892762","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-rose-of-time","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}