{"product_id":"the-orange-tree-paperback-2","title":"The Orange Tree - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDong Li\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSrikanth Reddy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebut collection of poems that weaves stories of family history, war, and migration. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dong Li's \u003ci\u003eThe Orange Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of narrative poems that braids forgotten legends, personal sorrows, and political upheavals into a cinematic account of Chinese history as experienced by one family. Amid chaos and catastrophe, the child narrator examines a yellowed family photo to find resemblances and learns a new language, inventing compound words to conjure and connect family stories. These invented words and the calligraphy of untranslated Chinese characters appear in lists separating the book's narrative sections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Li's lyrical and experimental collection transcends the individual, placing generations of family members and anonymous others together in a single moment that surpasses chronological time. Weaving through stories of people with little means, between wars and celebrations, over bridges and walls, and between trees and gardens, Li's poems offer intimate perspectives on times that resonate with our own. The result is an unflinching meditation on family history, collective trauma, and imaginative recovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Orange Tree \u003c\/i\u003eis the recipient of the inaugural Phoenix Emerging Poet Book Prize for 2023. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDong Li\u003c\/b\u003e is a multilingual author who translates from Chinese, English, French, and German. Born and raised in China, he was educated at Deep Springs College and Brown University. His poems have been published in \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePOETRY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350790717689,"sku":"9780226826165","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NnJhRVBBNGRlYXY3MThIZ2FlMktVUT09_8343805b-f0fc-43b3-a3e7-584041dbc93d.webp?v=1769790257","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-orange-tree-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}