{"product_id":"pulling-a-dragons-teeth-paperback","title":"Pulling a Dragon's Teeth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShao Wei\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.46 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130355028103,"sku":"9780822958352","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/18ee79b9be5ee9e8599c2dab71378fa9.webp?v=1732610171","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/pulling-a-dragons-teeth-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}