{"product_id":"2026770000928-secondhand-paths-in-dreams-selected-prose-and-poetry-of-ho-chi-fang","title":"Paths In Dreams: Selected Prose And Poetry Of Ho Ch'I-Fang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of modern Chinese literature, Paths in Dreams: Selected Prose and Poetry of Ho Ch'i-fang presents a curated collection of writings from one of twentieth-century China's most celebrated lyric poets and essayists. Ho Ch'i-fang's work chronicles the inner landscape of a sensitive, searching mind, weaving together richly imagined prose poems and verse that balance romantic idealism with the weight of social and political reality. His writing illustrates a distinctly melancholic yet luminous tone, drawing on classical Chinese literary traditions while embracing the modernist impulse to render subjective experience with startling immediacy. The selected pieces trace Ho's artistic evolution from his early, dreamlike aesthetic meditations to his later engagement with revolutionary themes, offering readers a rare window into the tensions that defined Chinese intellectual life in the mid-twentieth century. This essential collection stands as both a testament to Ho Ch'i-fang's singular voice and an invaluable document of a transformative era in Chinese letters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887925440731,"sku":"2026770000928-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b59216b5-de58-4599-861d-d7f000ca24a5.png?v=1781749568","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000928-secondhand-paths-in-dreams-selected-prose-and-poetry-of-ho-chi-fang","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}