The Banished Immortal
{{Short description|2019 biography by Ha Jin}}{{Infobox book
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| author = Ha Jin
| pub_date = 2019
| subject = Li Bai
| publisher = Pantheon
| name = The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai
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The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai is a biography of Li Bai by Ha Jin that was published in 2019 by Pantheon."[https://www.thestranger.com/events/34370466/ha-jin-the-banished-immortal Ha Jin: The Banished Immortal ]." The Stranger. Retrieved on December 1, 2018.
The author wrote his own translations of the poems,{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ha-jin/the-banished-immortal/|title=THE BANISHED IMMORTAL|work=Kirkus Reviews|date=2018-10-02|accessdate=2018-12-01}} - Print date: October 15, 2018. as well explanations of the meanings of Li Bai's poems.{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5247-4741-1|title=The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai |work=Publishers Weekly|date=2018-10-22}}
Reception
Publishers Weekly stated that it was a "polished biography" that would allow audiences to learn more about Li Bai.
Kirkus Reviews stated that the book had "little of the vigor of his subject." Kirkus praised the translations but not the explanations, stating that they were not profound.
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Category:2019 non-fiction books