The Magpie at Night by Li Qingzhao #literature Laurence King Publishing

Laurence King Publishing

It's the right consistency

People find joy in the rhythms of nature

obliquely reflected throughout his writing

The Magpie at Night by Li Qingzhao #literature Laurence King PublishingLi Qingzhao is justly celebrated for her place in Chinese literary history. She was a poet with a wry, unsentimental style and a rich sense of melody. Her ci lyrics that were originally set to music are glorious in their depth and genius, spare and arresting on the line. They evoke with rare immediacy the haunting beauty of country life during the Song dynasty; the unseen, restive labour of the poet; and Li Qingzhaos bracing take on what it means to