{"product_id":"mountain-river-vietnamese-poetry-from-the-wars-1948-1993-paperback","title":"Mountain River: Vietnamese Poetry from the Wars, 1948-1993 - 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\u003eKevin Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNguyen Ba Chung\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBruce Weigl\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis landmark bilingual collection presents a comprehensive selection of Vietnamese poetry spanning nearly fifty years of warfare and its aftermath, from the Indochinese War (1946-1954) through the Vietnam War (1961-1975) and into the post-war period. Edited and translated by renowned Vietnam War scholars and poets Kevin Bowen and Bruce Weigl, in collaboration with Vietnamese poet and editor Nguyen Ba Chung, this volume captures the voices of Vietnamese writers who experienced, witnessed, or processed the transformative conflicts that shaped modern Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncompassing poetry from multiple generations, these poems reflect on the diverse responses to conflict: some express patriotic commitment, others grapple with loss and trauma, while many explore the intimate human experiences of war. \u003ci\u003eMountain River\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how Vietnamese poets drew upon a rich literary tradition while creating new forms of expression to address the unprecedented scale of modern warfare. The result is a collaborative effort that represents a significant achievement in postwar Vietnamese-American literary relations and cross-cultural translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKEVIN BOWEN \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet, translator, and director of the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and its Social Consequences at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Some of his work includes \u003ci\u003ePlaying Basketball with the Viet Cong\u003c\/i\u003e, Six Vietnamese Poets, Wil's Bones, and many more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNGUYEN BA CHUNG \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, poet, and translator. He's helped translate multiple Vietnamese works, including: \u003ci\u003eA Time Far Past; From a Corner of My Yard\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDistant Road; Selected Poems of Nguyen Duy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSix Vietnamese Poets; Le Nguyen Zen Poem\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eCarrying the Mountain and River on Our Shoulders. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRUCE WEIGL \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet and translator who focuses on American-Vietnamese relationships and experiences following the Vietnam War. His work received two Pushcart Prizes, a Patterson Poetry Prize, the Lannan Literary Award, and a variety of fellowships. Some of his work includes: \u003ci\u003eA Romance, The Monkey Wars, Song of Napalm, Archeology of the Circle: New and Selected Poems, After the Others, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Circle of Hanh: A Memoir. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.48 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43423951519811,"sku":"9781558491410","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/mountain-river-vietnamese-poetry-from-the-wars-1948-1993-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}