The Time Tree: Selected Poems of Huu Thinh

by Huu Thinh, George Evans (Translator), Qui Duc Nguyen (Translator)

Overview

The Time Tree is a collection of poems by Hữu Thỉnh, a poet born into poverty and tempered in the crucible of war, who devoted himself to rigorous study to become one of the leading intellectuals and poets of Vietnam.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781880684696
Publisher:	Northwestern University Press
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Hữu Thỉnh was born into a Confucian farming family in 1942 in Vinh Phue province, Vietnam. During the Vietnam-American War he served as a tank driver and later as a journalist. He lives in Hanoi where he is a member of the National Assembly of Vietnam, Editor-in-chief of Van Nghe, and General Secretary of the Vietnam Writers' Association. He has published a dozen books of poetry and prose to critical acclaim. 

George Evans has published five collections of poetry in the US and England, and received writing fellowships from the NEA, Lannan Foundation, and California Arts Council. He edited the popular national contemporary poetry and arts project Streetfare Journal, and has translated the poetry of Huu Thinh and Daisy Zamora. He lives in San Francisco. 

Nguyen Qui Duc is a Vietnamese American radio broadcaster, writer, editor, and translator. He lived in the United States from 1975 to 2006. Currently, he lives in Hanoi. 

Editorial Reviews

"These translations preserve what must be the Vietnamese delicacy and power of H?u Th?nh's work. How important it is for American poets and readers to hear this music and this life." —Grace Paley, author of Begin Again: Collected Poems

 

"I loved these poems: beautiful and heartfelt. There is a fokloric quality about them that I love too." —Joan Chen, Actor & Director

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