From the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting- a narratively driven, deeply human biography of the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai-also known as Li Po
HA JIN left his native China in 1985 to attend Brandeis University. He is the author of eight novels, four story collections, four volumes of poetry, and a book of essays. He has received the National Book Award, two PEN/Faulkner Awards, the PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award, the Asian American Literary Award, and the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. In 2014 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in the Boston area and is a professor at the creative writing program at Boston University.
"A deeply empathetic portrait of a literary genius whose
vicissitudes in life . . . would pale a Shakespearean drama.” —The
Wall Street Journal
“Ha Jin narrates the poet’s unusual life with erudition. . .
. Writing about Li Bai—his life, his work, and his country—Jin
finally returns home.” —The New Yorker
“A fluently told story, mysterious yet familiar, tragic yet
sometimes comical. Ha Jin is a master storyteller.” —Robert
Pinsky
“Ha Jin tells Li’s story with insight and empathy.” —The New Yorker
(briefly noted)
“An affectionate and thoughtful portrait of a complicated man and a
master poet. . . . American readers’ Western bias has left the
Chinese poet Li Bai less well-known here than in his native land,
where he is considered a foundational writer. [The Banished
Immortal] is a worthy corrective and an engaging introduction to
the poet’s life and work.” —BookPage
“Ha Jin’s masterful style and deep affection for his subject make
the book a pleasure to read. . . A number of readers will pick up
this book knowing its author but not Li Bai, and Ha Jin makes sure
they see Bai’s prodigious talent.” —Shelf Awareness (starred
review)
“A taut introduction to the life and poetry of the influential
eighth-century Daoist poet . . . Ha Jin’s polished biography will
give a wider audience access to the politics and beauty of a major
Chinese poet.” —Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
“Award-winning novelist and poet Jin offers a glimpse into the life
of one of China’s most celebrated poets . . . Scholarly and
emotionally engaging . . . Essential.” —Library Journal (starred
review)
“[Bai’s] life as distinguished poet and fiction writer Ha Jin so
limpidly relays it was peripatetic. . . . Yet he was an
unstaunchable fount of poems of friendship, drinking, dancing,
nostalgia, and regret. . . . Bai still stands, with his friend Du
Fu, at the pinnacle of Chinese poetry, and his influence is
extensive the world over.” —Booklist
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