Moonlight Rests in My Left Palm: Poems and Essays by Yu Xiuhua (English) Hardcov

Description: Moonlight Rests in My Left Palm by Yu Xiuhua, Fiona Sze-Lorrain Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Thematically organized, Yus essays and poems are in conversation with each other around subjects that include love, nostalgia, mortality, the natural world and writing itself. Publisher Description Starting with the viral poem "Crossing Half of China to Fuck You," Yu Xiuhuas raw collection in Fiona Sze-Lorrains translation chronicles her life as a disabled, divorced, single mother in rural China.Starting with the viral poem "Crossing Half of China to Fuck You," Yu Xiuhuas raw collection in Fiona Sze-Lorrains translation chronicles her life as a disabled, divorced, single mother in rural China.Yu Xiuhua was born with cerebral palsy in Hengdian village in the Hubei Province, in central China. Unable to attend college, travel, or work the land with her parents, Yu remained home where she could help with housework. Eventually she was forced into an arranged marriage that became abusive. She divorced her husband and moved back in with her parents, taking her son with her.In defiance of the stigma attached to her disability, her status as a divorced single mother, and as a peasant in rural China, Yu found her voice in poetry. Starting in the late 90s, her writing became a vehicle with which to explore and share her reflections on homesickness, family and ancestry, the reality of disability in the context of a bodys urges and desires.Then, Yus poem "Crossing Half of China to Fuck You" blew open the doors on the patriarchal and traditionalist world of contemporary Chinese poetry. She became an internet sensation, finding a devoted following among young readers who enthusiastically welcomed her fresh, bold, confessional voice into the literary canon.Thematically organized, Yus essays and poems are in conversation with each other around subjects that include love, nostalgia, mortality, the natural world and writing itself. Author Biography Born in 1976 in Hengdian, Hubei Province, China, Yu Xiuhua is a poet from an impoverished rural background who was born with cerebral palsy. Yu began writing poetry in 1998. In 2014, her poem "Crossing Half of China to Fuck You" became an online sensation, launching her career as a celebrity poet and writer. Her poetry collection Moonlight Rests on My Left Palm (Guangxi Normal University Press, 2015) sold over 300,000 copies, a record for Chinese poetry titles of the past three decades. Yu received the Peasant Literature Award in 2016. Still Tomorrow, an award-winning documentary film about her life and poetry, was released to critical acclaim the same year. She was also the recipient of the Hubei Literary Prize in 2018. Details ISBN 166260047X ISBN-13 9781662600470 Title Moonlight Rests in My Left Palm Author Yu Xiuhua, Fiona Sze-Lorrain Format Hardcover Year 2021 Pages 156 Publisher Astra Publishing House GE_Item_ID:137745107; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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