The Magpie at Night

Informationen zum Autor Li Qingzhao (1084–1151), also known as Yi’an Jushi, is considered the greatest woman poet in Chinese history. During her lifetime, she defied cultural expectations for women by writing and persevering through war, exile, imprisonment, and the loss of her fortune. Wendy Chen is a translator, poet, editor and novelist. She is the author of the novel Their Divine Fires and the poetry collection Unearthings .

Product details

• Authors: Li Qingzhao
• Assisted by: Wendy Chen (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 10.09.2026
• EAN: 9780241774083
• ISBN: 978-0-241-77408-3
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; China, POETRY / Ancient & Classical, POETRY / Women Authors, POETRY / Asian / Chinese, Classical texts, Poetry by individual poets, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, 12th century, c 1100 to c 1199, Poetry / poems by individual poets, Classic poetry / poems