Wang Ping (1) (1957–)
Autore di Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China
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Sull'Autore
Wang Ping was born in Shanghai, she teaches creative writing at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Fonte dell'immagine: Released by author under GFDL and uploaded to Wikipedia by user Larry Dunn.
Opere di Wang Ping
Opere correlate
Premonitions: The Kaya Anthology of New Asian North American Poetry (1995) — Collaboratore — 27 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Wang, Ping (western name order)
Ping, Wang (Chinese name order) - Data di nascita
- 1957-08-04
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- China
- Luogo di nascita
- Shanghai, China
- Luogo di residenza
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Istruzione
- New York University (PhD - Comparative Literature)
Long Island University (MA)
Beijing University - Attività lavorative
- literary scholar
poet
translator
professor (Creative Writing)
multimedia artist
performance artist (mostra tutto 10)
photographer
novelist
folklorist
short-story writer - Organizzazioni
- Macalester College
- Breve biografia
- Wang is the author's family name.
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Part of the On My Own Folklore series, which presents world folklore and mythology in a simplified format for beginning readers, The Dragon Emperor tells the story of Huangdi, the legendary Yellow Emperor of China.
Credited with giving fire to humanity, and teaching the people how to weave silk, the Yellow Emperor is considered the ancestor of the Han Chinese, and this brief book focuses on his conflict with his general, Chi You.
Although it provides a very concise introduction to the stories concerning this key figure in Chinese mythology, Wang Ping's narrative may be somewhat confusing for young children not already familiar with the subject. It struck me as being slightly more wordy than other titles in this series.… (altro)
Credited with giving fire to humanity, and teaching the people how to weave silk, the Yellow Emperor is considered the ancestor of the Han Chinese, and this brief book focuses on his conflict with his general, Chi You.
Although it provides a very concise introduction to the stories concerning this key figure in Chinese mythology, Wang Ping's narrative may be somewhat confusing for young children not already familiar with the subject. It struck me as being slightly more wordy than other titles in this series.… (altro)
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Excellent and worth rereading. My favorites seem to be journey-titled, although I didn't realize until later... Punctual Arrival, No Sense of Direction, Ultimate Passage.