
First Mountain
Er Zhang(Author)
Zephyr Press
Will be published approx. on 11. October 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
329 pages
978-1-938890-93-2 (ISBN)
Description
The poet travels from her home in the United States to her ancestral village in Shanxi province to bury the ashes of her paternal grandparents in a ritual lasting several days. The narrative arc of the story movingly explores death and life, a multi-branched and multi-generational clan, and ancient and modern belief systems, as it moves toward a tragic climax. First Mountain is Zhang Er's third book to be published by Zephyr Press, and includes an introduction about the collaborative process between Zhang Er and Joseph Donahue to render the book into English.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 16 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-938890-93-2 (9781938890932)
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Persons
JOSEPH DONAHUE is an American poet, critic, and editor. Donahue was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts. He attended Dartmouth College for his undergraduate degree, received his doctorate at Columbia University, and lived for many years in New York City. He now resides in Durham, North Carolina, where teaches at Duke University. The third volume in Joseph Donahue's ongoing poem Terra Lucida, entitled Dark Church, was published by Verge Books in 2015. Other recent titles include Red Flash on a Black Field and Dissolves.
Content
Table of Contents
1. Forward to English readers by Zhang Er
2. Prelude: 9 poems
3. Travel West: 5 poems
4. Into the Home Village: 7 poems
5. The Funeral Procession : 7 poems
6. Round the Tomb: Return on the Third: 20 poems
7. Wu Tai Mountains: 5 poems
1. Forward to English readers by Zhang Er
2. Prelude: 9 poems
3. Travel West: 5 poems
4. Into the Home Village: 7 poems
5. The Funeral Procession : 7 poems
6. Round the Tomb: Return on the Third: 20 poems
7. Wu Tai Mountains: 5 poems