The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po) by Ha Jin

The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po)

Ha Jin

320 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography history poetry informative slow-paced

Description

From the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting a narratively driven, deeply human biography of the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai--also known as Li PoIn his own time (701-762), Li Bai's poems--shaped by Daoist thought and characterized by their ...

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Moods

informative 85%
reflective 57%
adventurous 42%
sad 42%
inspiring 28%
emotional 14%
hopeful 14%
relaxing 14%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 40%

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