{"product_id":"pulling-a-dragons-teeth-9780822958352","title":"Pulling a Dragon's Teeth","description":"There is a proverb in China, \u003ci\u003ehu kou ba ya\u003c\/i\u003e, literally \"pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth,\" used to describe any extremely difficult task. When Shao Wei first arrived in the United States at age thirty-one, her desire to write poems in English seemed almost impossible. \u003ci\u003ePulling a Dragon's Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, a first stop on the successful journey toward that goal, is filled with the rhythms and visions of this exciting young poet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shuttling between her childhood in a small mountain city on the shores of the Yangtze River (soon to be flooded by the Three Gorges Dam Project) and adulthood in Manhattan, Shao Weicaptures the pains and joys of tradition and displacement familiar to any immigrant. Blending fairy tales, New York images, family stories, and the universal rites of passage associated with growing up, she paints a vibrant canvas of passion and imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shao Wei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 6.30w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822958352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2004 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShao Wei teaches English composition at the College of New Rochelle, Rosa Parks Campus, and Chinese at the China Institute, both in New York City. Her poems have appeared in such journals as \u003ci\u003eParnassus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrab Orchard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in Asia and Europe. The recipient of numerous honors, she is the author of \u003ci\u003eNineSongs, Females\u003c\/i\u003e, a poetry collection published in Chinese, and \u003ci\u003eCulture Bird: Looking for Myself in New York\u003c\/i\u003e, a work of nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40696635949171,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1e0f5ee5-12d7-44d0-b2b6-2263564e1955.jpg?v=1675783807","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/pulling-a-dragons-teeth-9780822958352","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}