{"product_id":"language-for-a-new-century-paperback-by-tina-chang-nathalie-handal-ravi-shankar-carolyn-forche","title":"Language for a New Century Paperback by Tina Chang;Nathalie Handal;Ravi Shankar;Carolyn Forche","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2008-03-25)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e560\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393332384\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e975.24\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e23.5 x 15.49 x 3.43\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA landmark anthology, providing the most                         ambitious, far-reaching  collection of  contemporary Asian and Middle Eastern poetry                 available.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage for a New Century\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the artistic and cultural forces flourishing today in the East, bringing together an unprecedented selection of works by South Asian, East Asian, Middle Eastern, and Central Asian poets as well as poets living in the Diaspora. Some poets, such as Bei Dao and Mahmoud Darwish, are acclaimed worldwide, but many more will be new to the reader. The collection includes 400 unique voices—political and apolitical, monastic and erotic—that represent a wider artistic movement that challenges thousand-year-old traditions, broadening our notion of contemporary literature. Each section of the anthology—organized by theme rather than by national affiliation—is preceded by a personal essay from the editors that introduces the poetry and exhorts readers to examine their own identities in light of these powerful poems. In an age of violence and terrorism, often predicated by cultural ignorance, this anthology is a bold declaration of shared humanity and devotion to the transformative power of art.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTina Chang\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eHybrida, Of Gods \u0026amp; Strangers, Half-Lit Houses\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of the Norton anthology \u003ci\u003eLanguage for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the first female Poet Laureate of Brooklyn and is Professor of English and Creative Writing at Binghamton University. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York–based poet, playwright, and writer \u003cb\u003eNathalie Handal\u003c\/b\u003e performs and teaches worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRavi Shankar\u003c\/b\u003e, founding editor of \u003ci\u003eDrunken Boat\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eInstrumentality\u003c\/i\u003e, lives in Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolyn Forché\u003c\/b\u003e, poet, translator, and activist, is professor of English at Georgetown University. She has published two award-winning volumes of poetry, \u003ci\u003eGathering the Tribes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Country Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1990 Ms. Fourché received a Lannan Literary Award, granted to poets and writers of literary excellence \"whose work promotes a truer understanding of contemporary life.\" Her most recent volume of poetry is \u003ci\u003eBlue Hour\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553126502561,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393332384","price":26.55,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393332384.jpg?v=1781727282","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/language-for-a-new-century-paperback-by-tina-chang-nathalie-handal-ravi-shankar-carolyn-forche","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}