{"product_id":"for-a-splendid-sunny-apocalypse-9781938890222","title":"For a Splendid Sunny Apocalypse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e Jiang Tao's self-mocking poems explore discontent with the world, using metaphor, satire, melancholy, nostalgia, dispassion, and lyricism to comment on society's flaws and propose remedies. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 07 September 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Zephyr Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJiang Tao's self-mocking poems, populated with youths and elders, cellphones, and televisions, offer a critique of the world's state. Through the intricate use of metaphor, he showcases his profound wit and poetic mastery, creating subtle layers of satire that serve as commentary and proposed remedies for societal flaws. However, melancholy, nostalgia, dispassion, and occasional lyricism also play a role as he explores the passage of time, city life, materialism, economic realities, and the difficulties of human communication and connection. Jiang Tao's verse is a quintessential expression of urban malaise in contemporary China, as translator Josh Stenberg has noted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 162g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 152 x 203 x 10 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781938890222\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bilingual 'facing page' ed\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jiang Tao","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44550115623162,"sku":"9781938890222","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1694183394955_book.jpg?v=1694255825","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/for-a-splendid-sunny-apocalypse-9781938890222","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}