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Animal Carnival: Xixi’s Animal Poems

Animal Carnival: Xixi’s Animal Poems

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A carnival of poetry and imagination

Looking at Xixi's poems, looking at the interpretations of the painters, coupled with the readers' own imagination and understanding, there are multiple voices and polyphony, which is how literature and art should be.

27 Hong Kong Artists

Most of Xixi's animal poems are new works in recent years. They are full of whimsical ideas, and are full of warmth and caring. They are clear, kind, smart, humorous, and have profound meanings. They are written as if they are communicating with animals. spirit. In short, it is to speak out for animals and to live with each other equally and peacefully, which is called the "Animal Carnival". More than 20 young painters and illustrators from Hong Kong are invited to participate in the event. Each poem is accompanied by a different painting. The styles are very different, eclectic and diverse. Looking at Xixi's poems, looking at the interpretations of the painters, coupled with the readers' own imagination and understanding, there are multiple voices and polyphony, which is how literature and art should be. Xixi's works are well-known in the Chinese-speaking world and have won many awards. He has won the Newman Chinese Literature Award in the United States and the Cicada Award in Sweden. He is the first Hong Kong writer to win the International Poetry Award. This collection of poems is written by another animal after the strange books "Zi Xiong Zhi" and "Zhi Xiang Xiang Zhi".

This book is suitable for teenagers as well as adults who like literature and art.

SKU:9789882372658

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