Something Crosses My Mind
Collection of poetry by Wang Xiaoni
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Something Crosses My Mind (Chinese: 有什么在我心里一过) is a collection of poetry by Wang Xiaoni, with Eleanor Goodman as the translator. It was published in 2014 by Chinese University of Hong Kong Press in Hong Kong,[1] and Zephyr Press in the United States.
| Something Crosses My Mind | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 有什么在我心里一过 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 有什麼在我心裡一過 | ||||||
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This was the first book with translations of Wang Xiaoni's work in English. The material originated in the period 1980-2011, with poems arranged by date. An introduction by Goodman is included.[2]
Xu Bing made the cover, which depicts crops.[1]
Reviewer Marthine Satris wrote that the work "showcases the attitudes of resistance and self-preservation [Wang Xiaoni] cultivated to survive in a changing China."[3]
Amy Russell, in the South China Morning Post, gave the book four of five stars.[1]