{"product_id":"first-mountain-paperback","title":"First Mountain - 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\u003eEr Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Donahue\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poet travels from her home in the United States to her ancestral village in Shanxi province to bury the ashes of her paternal grandparents in a ritual lasting several days. The narrative arc of the story movingly explores death and life, a multi-branched and multi-generational clan, and ancient and modern belief systems, as it moves toward a tragic climax. \u003ci\u003eFirst Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is Zhang Er's third book to be published by Zephyr Press, and includes an introduction about the collaborative process between Zhang Er and Joseph Donahue to render the book into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eZHANG ER, a poet born in Beijing, is the author of multiple books of poetry in Chinese. \u003ci\u003eVerses on Bird\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSo Translating Rivers and Cities\u003c\/i\u003e are two bilingual collections (Chinese\/English) published by Zephyr Press, and she has also published a number of chapbooks in English translation. She co-edited \u003ci\u003eAnother Kind of Nation: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003e published by Talisman House Publishers in 2007. She is married to the American poet Leonard Schwartz and they live in the Pacific Northwest with their daughter Cleo. She is a professor at The Evergreen State College, WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 329\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335780765933,"sku":"9781938890932","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/B4OjcmOeeq9781938890932.webp?v=1785048971","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/first-mountain-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}