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Can I bear to leave these blue hills?'
A generous selection from Three of the greatest and most enjoyable of Chinese Poets Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday.
Li Po and Tu Fu is available in Penguin Classics..
Tu Fu (712-770).
Li Po (701-762).
Wang Wei's Poems is available in Penguin Classics.
Wang Wei (roughly 699-761).
Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.
They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe.
Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. '
Can I bear to leave these blue hills?'
A generous selection from Three of the greatest and most enjoyable of Chinese Poets Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday
