In What Name
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Editor's review
From a professional perspective, Duoduo's poetry bears a distinct personal imprint: she deftly blends the ethereal quality of Tibetan culture with the resonance of the Chinese language, creating a unique poetic space. Recurring images—wind, clouds, moonlight, flowers—are imbued with a spirituality that transcends the objects themselves, guiding readers to find moments of peace and introspection amid the clamor of daily life. Compared with her earlier work, Under What Name is more restrained and subtle in its emotional expression, and its exploration of eternal themes—life and death, love and hate, meeting and parting—is more layered, showing the maturity of the author's mind and craft.
The book's value lies in the "spiritual breathing space" it offers. It does not provide answers or fervent emotion; rather, through minimalist, elliptical lines, it invites readers to pause and converse with themselves. In an age of information overload, this quality of "looking inward" is especially precious. Duoduo's words are like a polished mirror, letting one see the true face of one's inner world—whether joy, sorrow, or confusion. The Jiuzhou Press edition is elegantly bound, in harmony with the collection's overall temperament, and suited to quiet, attentive reading.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers seeking inner peace who like to settle themselves in words
- Literature lovers who resonate with Tibetan culture or spiritual writing
- Readers who appreciate modern poetry with concise language and profound imagery
- People at a turning point in life or in need of self-dialogue
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer strong narrative, dramatic conflict, or grand themes
- Readers with a pragmatic bent who hope to gain direct methodologies from reading
Reading tips
- Read alone in a quiet environment, giving yourself an uninterrupted stretch of time
- Don't feel obliged to finish in one sitting; dip in as your mood dictates and converse with the lines that best match how you feel
- After reading, try noting down lines that move you or your immediate thoughts
About the publisher
Jiuzhou Press is a comprehensive publisher with humanities, social sciences, and classic works as important publishing directions, maintaining a sustained focus on philosophy, history, literature, and social culture. Its catalogue includes works by modern literary masters such as Xiao Hong and Lu Xun, as well as intellectual and art history works by Xu Fuguan, including A History of Chinese Theories of Human Nature: Pre-Qin Volume, A History of Han Thought, and The Spirit of Chinese Art: A Study of Shitao. It also translates and introduces overseas academic works such as Peter H. Wilson's The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy and Peter Suber's The Case of the Speluncean Explorers, and covers cross-cultural exchange themes such as From Dunhuang to Samarkand. Its publishing character lies in balancing the organization of original texts with academic translation, forming relatively stable author and title resources in categories including philosophy, military affairs, theory, and social culture. More complete information about the press's publishing history and plans is limited in publicly available sources; this summary is based only on the titles in the catalogue.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 以何之名
- 我们又怎么知道什么是什么呢
- 殊胜的不安
- 本来无东西
- 比我勇敢的我
- 妄念即法身
- 薄伽梵说
- 无远弗届
- 与其说众生因无明而众生，不如说是因我无明而将众生视作众生
- 人间正好
- 并蒂莲生
- 空性是个好消息
- 密匙
- 是夜中秋
- 我多想为你再写一首诗
- 何处非中
- 譬如幻师所作幻事
- 我也
- 那么我们所为何求？
- 虔诚
- 也堪回首
- 漫长的收服
- 路边摊
- 一时
- 鬼才过七夕
- 第七日
- 一个外人
- 当你说放不下
- 你的前尘不是我的前程
- 飞鸟爱上飞鸟
- 如茶
- 容许即自在
- 蒲月
- 写罢离歌不肯唱
- 瓜月留人
- 素直之心
- 残暑
- 异乡
- 我还是那个原始人
- 两两相忘
- 一眼，年华老去
- 我不配
- 诗在谋杀诗意
- 一说便错
- 因为回车所以诗
- 省略号
- 诗的初衷
- 此身即是文章
- 然而没有如果
- 了了
- 刚刚
- 昙花未开
- 像植物一样相爱
- 懂的人会懂
- 一边等一边错过
- 虽然我爱你
- 不回
- 也好
- 小鼠辈
- 斗酒
- 慕古
- 未成双
- 雀儿飞
- 上密明月
- 那个答案 ——周梦蝶先生七日祭
- 不受后有
- 你我呀
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About the author
Zaxi Lamu Duoduo is a Chinese-language author known for her essays and poetry. Public information about her is limited, and details such as her nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name remain unclear. Three of her works are currently held in the collection: When You Pass Through My Blooming, Though We Do Not Meet, and In Whose Name, generally classified as essays and miscellaneous writings and as modern poetry. Her writing moves between the borders of essay and poem, using a concise, introspective tone to explore encounters and partings between people, subtle emotional shifts, and quiet observation and reflection in everyday life, with a gentle lyrical quality and a distinct personal voice. The pieces are not long, yet they attend to the rhythm of language and the suggestive blanks of imagery, rewarding quiet reading. Because verifiable background material is limited, little can be said about her upbringing or creative development, but even these three works show a fairly consistent choice of subject matter and aesthetic sensibility, and have drawn some attention among readers of essays and poetry.
