First Mountain by Er Zhang

First Mountain

Er Zhang with Joseph Donahue (Translator)

329 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction poetry medium-paced

Description

The poet travels from her home in the United States to her ancestral village in Shanxi province to bury the ashes of her paternal grandparents in a ritual lasting several days. The narrative arc of the story movingly explores death and life, a mul...

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Moods

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adventurous 50%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
hopeful 50%
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inspiring 50%
mysterious 50%
relaxing 50%
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