{"product_id":"pulling-a-dragons-teeth-9780822958352","title":"Pulling a Dragon's Teeth","description":"There 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822958352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 6.30w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2004 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2004\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shao Wei","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42745901875381,"sku":"9780822958352","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2fe48131-12a9-4266-8089-1188782ff5b6.jpg?v=1676994313","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pulling-a-dragons-teeth-9780822958352","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}