{"product_id":"in-praise-of-limes-9780999167878","title":"In Praise of Limes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Praise of Limes\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of original poems by Shirley Geok-lin Lim. Born in Malacca, Malaysia, Shirley Geok-lin Lim was raised by her Chinese father and attended missionary schools. Although her first languages were Malay and the Hokkin dialect of Chinese, she was able to read English by the time she was six. At 10, her first poem was published in the \u003cem\u003eMalacca Times\u003c\/em\u003e; by age 11, she knew she wanted to be a poet. She earned her BA from the University of Malaya and her PhD from Brandeis University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLim considers herself primarily a poet, although she has also written books of short stories, criticism, a novel, and a memoir. Her debut collection, \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Peninsula and Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize-a first for a woman or a person from Asia. Her other collections include \u003cem\u003eArs Poetica for the Day \u003c\/em\u003e(2015), \u003cem\u003eThe Irreversible Sun \u003c\/em\u003e(2015), \u003cem\u003eDo You Live In? \u003c\/em\u003e(2015), and \u003cem\u003eEmbracing the Angel: Hong Kong Poems \u003c\/em\u003e(2014). Her many awards and honors include a Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer award, two American Book Awards, and the Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States Lifetime Achievement Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLim was a professor of English and chair of the Women's Studies department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She retired in 2012 after more than a decade of service to the school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13417589\"\u003eShirley Geok-Lin Lim\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sungold Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999167878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0999167871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005060\"\u003eAmerican | Asian American \u0026amp; Pacific Islander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE024000\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sungold Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701068894445,"sku":"9780999167878","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_72f9d4f6-c34f-4ed9-8330-fd9ce1ff5812.jpg?v=1649944859","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/in-praise-of-limes-9780999167878","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}