About the author

Zhao Zhen — public information about this author is limited, and biographical details remain unclear. Judging from the two works held in the collection — Remnants of Dust, Close Friends and Dreams: A Poetic Biography of Wisława Szymborska and The Wardrobe — the subjects involve biographical writing about a foreign poet and poetry-related creation, and the works are classified under classical poetry and classic works. On the available evidence, Zhao Zhen's writing appears to combine biographical narrative with poetic expression: the former work unfolds around the life, friendships and creative dreams of the Nobel laureate Szymborska, and has an expository, interpretive character; the latter, though its length and genre are unknown, seems from its title to lean toward imagery and lyricism. Since the author's nationality, dates of birth and death, English name and specific experiences cannot be confirmed, only a brief sketch of the works is possible here, and no inferences about the author's life should be drawn. Readers interested in Szymborska and her poetry, or in writing with a poetic temperament, may wish to look at these two works.

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Publishers

Oriental PressZhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House