The Contest of the Fruits de Ha, Guangtian [Editor]; Slavs and Tatars [Editor]; - 2021-10-05

The MIT Press, 10/5/2021. Bilingual. paperback. Very Good. 7x0x10. Very Good Condition - May show some limited signs of wear and may have a remainder mark. Pages and dust cover are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.

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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A satirical poem about the rivalry of various fruits becomes a point of departure for investigations of tolerance and identity in a pluralistic world. The Contest of the Fruits takes a nineteenth-century Uyghur satirical poem as a depar

Mit Pr, 2021. Paperback. New. bilingual edition. 157 pages. 10.25x7.50x0.50 inches.

2021: Haverford College / M.I.T. Press, 2021. Softcover. New/Sealed (remains in publisher's wrap; may have bumping, rubbing to corners, edges etc). orange color illustrated wraps w/ black printing. 157 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. The Contest of the Fruits takes a nineteenth-century Uyghur satirical poem as a departure point for investigations of language, politics, religion, humor, resilience, and resistance in a pluralistic world. Composed at the crossroads of multiple civilizations and empires and born of the Uyghurs' liminal position at the edges of Islam and the frontiers of China, "The Contest of the Fruits" captures a world in which borders are gateways rather than dividing lines. The poem, highly performative, embellished with verbal flourishes, and featuring the ribald rivalry of such fruits as mulberry, pomegranate, quince, and pear, may be the first Turkic rap battle. The book, which accompanies a project by the art collective Slavs and Tatars, brings together artists, academics,… Leer más

Mit Pr, 2021. Paperback. New. bilingual edition. 157 pages. 10.25x7.50x0.50 inches.