The Boundary
"The Boundary" by Bei Dao, translated by Bonnie S. McDougall from THE AUGUST SLEEPWALKER, copyright © 1988 by Bei Dao. Translation copyright © 1988, 1990 by Bonnie S. McDougall. Used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.
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Poet Bei Dao b. 1949
POET’S REGION China
Subjects Nature, Seas, Rivers, & Streams, Activities, Travels & Journeys
Poetic Terms Metaphor
Biography
Bei Dao is the nom de plume of Zhao Zhenkai, widely considered one of China’s most important contemporary authors. His poems have been translated into more than 30 languages. In English he is represented by numerous collections of poetry, fiction, and essays, including The August Sleepwalker, Old Snow, Unlock, Landscape over Zero, Midnight’s Gate, and Waves, which have been internationally acclaimed for their subtlety, . . .
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SUBJECT Nature, Seas, Rivers, & Streams, Activities, Travels & Journeys
POET’S REGION China
Poetic Terms Metaphor
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