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Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| T.S. Eliot Prize | 2015 | Winner |
About This Book
Sarah Howe's debut collection explores her dual British-Chinese identity through historical texts, classical Chinese poetry, and myth. The title poem retells a fable from the Tang dynasty; the collection as a whole is a formal tour de force of ventriloquism and elegy.
About the Author
Sarah HoweGB/HK
Sarah Howe is a British-Hong Kong poet and academic who won the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2015 for Loop of Jade (Chatto & Windus), becoming one of the youngest ever winners of the prize. Her debut collection explores themes of Chinese-British identity and female experience. Read more →
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