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The Magic Whip
Poems by Wang Ping

A Minnesota Book Award finalist

Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention

"Wang Ping is a fearless, phenomenal writer."
—Louise Erdrich

This melodic, visceral collection juxtaposes the author's unbridled delight in motherhood with the complex and brutal practice of footbinding in late Imperial China, the plight of occupied Tibet, and the remarkable endurance of survivors everywhere. The Magic Whip pays particular attention to women and children whose ordeals have been imprinted on their very bodies and whose memories resonate in these exceptionally clear, beautifully crafted poems that bear the weight of human suffering and joy.

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