The Magpie at Night
$24.64
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2026
Summary
Li Qingzhao is justly celebrated for her place in Chinese literary history. She was a poet with a wry, unsentimental style and a rich sense of melody. Her ci - lyrics that were originally set to music - are glorious in their depth and genius, spare and arresting on the line. They evoke with rare immediacy the haunting beauty of country life during the Song dynasty; the unseen, restive labour of the poet; and Li Qingzhao’s bracing take on what it means to create art as a woman in the shadow of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241774083 |
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| ISBN-10: | 024177408X |
| Author: | Li Qingzhao, Wendy Chen |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
Li Qingzhao
Li Qingzhao
Li Qingzhao (1084-1151), also known as Yi’an Jushi, is considered the greatest woman poet in Chinese history. During her lifetime, she defied cultural expectations for women by writing and persevering through war, exile, imprisonment, and the loss of her fortune.
Wendy Chen
Wendy Chen is a translator, poet, editor, and novelist. She is the author of the novel Their Divine Fires and the poetry collection Unearthings.
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