The Banished Immortal A Life of Li Bai (Li Po) [#453832]

Ha Jin, "The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po)"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1524747416, 0525562435 | 320 pages | True EPUB | 2.3 MB
In his own time (701-762), Li Bai's brilliant poems-shaped by Daoist thought, filled with an irrepressible lust for life-were never given their proper due. Nonetheless, his lines rang out on the lips of tavern singers, soldiers, and writers throughout the Tang dynasty, and his deep desire for a higher, more perfect world gave rise to his nickname: the Banished Immortal. With the instincts of a master novelist, Ha Jin draws on a wide range of historical and literary sources to weave the great poet's life story, following Bai from his origins on the western frontier to his rambling travels as a young man. Jin also takes us through the poet's later years-in which he became swept up in a military rebellion that altered the course of China's history-and the mysterious circumstances of his death.