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In the Footsteps of Du Fu
Michael Wood, Simon & Schuster, £16.99
HISTORIAN Michael Wood has penned an excellent introduction to one of China’s most influential poets.
Following the course of Du Fu’s life as he travelled China enables Wood to tell an engaging story, reflect on the cities and landscapes that inspired him and discuss him with today’s “Du Fu pilgrims,” literature buffs who flock to sites associated with the great artist.
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