The Orange Tree

by Srikanth Reddy and Dong Li

Book Overview

Debut collection of poems that weaves stories of family history, war, and migration.

Dong Li's The Orange Tree is a collection of narrative poems that braids forgotten legends, personal sorrows, and political upheavals into a cinematic account of Chinese history as experienced by one family. Amid chaos and catastrophe, the child narrator examines a yellowed family photo to find resemblances and learns a new language, inventing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226826163
• ISBN13: 9780226826165
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"