Of Flesh & Spirit
April 1998
Trade Paperback · 104 Pages
$12.95 U.S. · $15.50 CAN
ISBN 9781566890687
Coffee House Press
Trade Paperback · 104 Pages
$12.95 U.S. · $15.50 CAN
ISBN 9781566890687
Coffee House Press
Recommended for These Courses
- Area Studies: Asian Studies
- Asian Studies: General
- History: Asian
- Poetry: American Poetry
- Poetry: Asian American Poetry
Description
Life interpreted, written, and emulated in the style of the Tao, spiced with experiences of NYC.
About the Author
Wang Ping was born in Shanghai and grew up on a small island in the East China Sea. After three years spent farming in a mountain village commune, she attended Beijing University. In 1985 she left China to study in the United States, earning her PhD from New York University. She is the acclaimed author of the short story collection American Visa, the novel Foreign Devil, two poetry collections: Of Flesh & Spirit and The Magic Whip, and the cultural study Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China.