Surfing the Torrent
Published on 24. July 2023
Book
Hardback
134 pages
978-1-6667-8229-5 (ISBN)
Description
Surfing the Torrent is about a quest for truth, goodness, and beauty in a world that increasingly questions their very existence. The first of the two parts consists of poems derived from experiences in Greece revealing the birth of love for the place, and a woman of that place, the author's wife. The second part expands to journeys to Europe, India, Taiwan, China, Japan, and through the US, all of which contribute to the winding road. The poems explore varying worldviews and religions, eventually discovering theosis and spiritual growth. Humor plays a role, as it too can be revelatory. The reader is invited to enjoy the poems in a way that is elusive in much modern poetry.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6667-8229-5 (9781666782295)
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Jonathan Chaves
Surfing the Torrent
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07/2023
Wipf and Stock Publishers
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Jonathan Chaves is professor of Chinese at The George Washington University. He is internationally recognized as a leading scholar and translator of classical Chinese poetry. His books have won the ALTA (American Literary Translators Association) Lucien Stryk award for best Asian translation of the year (2014) and been nominated for the National Book Award (1979), among other honors.