Synopses & Reviews
This melodic, visceral collection -juxtaposes the author’s unbridled joy in motherhood with the complex and brutal practice of footbinding in China, the plight of Tibet, and the remarkable endurance of survivors everywhere. The Magic Whip pays particular attention to women and children whose ordeals have been -imprinted on their very bodies and whose memories resonate in these -exceptionally clear poems.
Wang Ping, born in Shanghai, came to New York City in 1985 after graduating from Beijing University. She is the acclaimed author of the novel Foreign Devil, the story collection American Visa, the poetry collection Of Flesh and Spirit, and the academic study Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota and teaches at Macalester College.
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This melodic, visceral collection juxtaposes the author's unbridled delight in motherhood with the complex, brutal practice of footbinding in China, the plight of Tibet, and the remarkable endurance of survivors everywhere. The Magic Whip pays particular attention to women and children whose ordeals have been imprinted on their very bodies and whose memories resonate in these exceptionally clear, beautifully crafted poems that bear the weight of human suffering and joy. PRAISE FOR OF FLESH & SPIRIT, Wang Ping's first collection of poetry. "Wang Ping's poems are notable for their incisive images and psychological acuity. Of Flesh & Spirit journeys from China to America and weaves passion and memoir into a shining loop."--Arthur Sze.
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A beautifully crafted collection that bears the weight of human suffering and joy.
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Poetry. Asian-American Studies. This melodic, visceral collection juxtaposes the author's unbridled joy in motherhood with the complex and brutal practice of footbinding in China, the plight of Tibet, and the remarkable endurance of survivors everywhere. THE MAGIC WHIP pays particular attention to women and children whose ordeals have been imprinted on their very bodies and whose memories resonate in these exceptionally clear poems. Ping is the acclaimed author of the novel FOREIGN DEVIL, the story collection AMERICAN VISA, the poetry collection OF FLESH and SPIRIT, and the academic study Aching For Beauty: Footbinding in China.
About the Author
Wang Ping, born in Shanghai, came to New York City in 1985 after graduating from Beijing University. She is the acclaimed author of the novel Foreign Devil,the story collection American Visa,the poetry collection Of Flesh &Spirit,and the academic study Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China,which won the Eugene M. Kayden Award for the Best Book in Humanities. Wang is also the editor and co-translator of the anthology New Generation: Poetry from China Today.The recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Minnesota State Arts Board, she lives in St. Paul and teaches at Macalester College.