{"product_id":"the-magpie-at-night","title":"The Magpie at Night","description":"\u003cp\u003eLi Qingzhao is justly celebrated for her place in Chinese literary history. She was a poet with a wry, unsentimental style and a rich sense of melody. Her ci – lyrics that were originally set to music – are glorious in their depth and genius, spare and arresting on the line. They evoke with rare immediacy the haunting beauty of country life during the Song dynasty; the unseen, restive labour of the poet; and Li Qingzhao’s bracing take on what it means to create art as a woman in the shadow of exile, war, imprisonment, and an unwelcoming literary establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Wendy Chen’s splendid new translation, each poem is as sharp and fresh as the edge of a new spring leaf. These richly textured bolts of melody are masterpieces of verse, as resonant and bracing today as they were in the eleventh century; and they underscore Li Qingzhao status as a necessary and iconic literary figure.Imprint: Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: 11\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9780241774076\u003cbr\u003e\nLength: 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e\nDimensions: 217mm x 12mm x 136mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guanghwa Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57255464861961,"sku":"9780241774076","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/7525\/2745\/files\/the_magpie_at_night.jpg?v=1786554743","url":"https:\/\/guanghwa.com\/products\/the-magpie-at-night","provider":"Guanghwa Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}