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Collected here are poems from Ai's previous five books--Cruelty, Killing Floor, Sin, Fate, and Greed--along with seventeen new poems. Employing her trademark ferocity, these new dramatic monologues continue to mine this award-winning poet's often brilliant (Chicago Tribune) vision.

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Author:	Ai
ISBN 10:	0393320189
Pages:	272
Publisher:	W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date:	June 17, 2000
Binding:	Paperback
Weight:	0.74lbs

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