Selected Poems of Ai Qing

Author: Ai Qing
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
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This book is a selective anthology of poems by Ai Qing, one of China's most outstanding modern and contemporary poets, covering his work from the 1930s to the 1940s. It includes over 130 poems, featuring both well-known masterpieces like "Towards the Sun" and "Snow Falls on the Land of China," as well as lesser-known but equally excellent works like "The Era" and "The Old Man." These poems comprehensively and completely showcase the poet's comprehensive poetic achievements during his peak creative period, powerfully reflecting a suffering yet passionate era.