{"product_id":"hong-ying-i-too-am-salammbo","title":"Hong Ying, I Too Am Salammbo (translated by Mabel Lee)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince 1988 Hong Ying has published six major collections of poetry, her most recent being \u003cem\u003eI Too Am Salammbo\u003c\/em\u003e, a retrospective collection of poems that she has selected and arranged in rough chronological order. As in her novels Hong Ying does not baulk at exploring female sexuality. She, as author, can only re-present the characters of her novels in accordance with how she perceives them: as a woman. However her poetry is highly personal, shedding light on her personal life, including her own sexuality and sexual experiences. Female sexuality and experiences are addressed with spontaneity and naturalness, authenticating the fact that such experiences are natural human behaviour. For Hong Ying's cult followers, her poetry is as important as her novels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVagabond's release of Mabel Lee's translation of \u003cem\u003eI Too Am Salammbo \u003c\/em\u003erepresents the first collection in English of one of China's most important contemporary poets. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHong Ying\u003c\/strong\u003e is internationally acclaimed for her novels \u003ci\u003eSummer of Betrayal, Daughter of the River, K: the Art of Love\u003c\/i\u003e (awarded the Premio Letterario Rome Prize in 2005), \u003ci\u003ePeacock Cries, Lord of Shanghai\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath in Shanghai\u003c\/i\u003e. A number of these novels have been made into films and TV series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMabel Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e is a member of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and holds honorary professorial appointments at the University of Sydney and the Open University of Hong Kong.  She is the translator of 2000 Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian’s works, including \u003ci\u003eSoul Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Man’s Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetics of Creation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSong of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover image © \u003cspan\u003eLin Chunyan, \u003ci\u003eMoon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e100 x 120cm. Oil on canvas, 2007. Courtesy of the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease date: March 31, 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e164pp. 2015. ISBN 978-1-922181-39-8.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"width:550px;height:350px\" src=\"https:\/\/online.anyflip.com\/wuapt\/eayn\/index.html\" seamless=\"seamless\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Vagabond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1232213996,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0182\/8349\/products\/9781922181398-Hong_Ying.jpg?v=1426197761","url":"https:\/\/vagabondpress.net\/ja\/products\/hong-ying-i-too-am-salammbo","provider":"Vagabond Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}