Osmanthus: Adonis' Long Poem with Chinese Themes

About This Novel

"Osmanthus" is a long poem about China by the famous poet Adonis. It describes the poet's trip to China in September and October 2018, especially the impressions, feelings and thoughts of the trip to southern Anhui and Huangshan. The entire poem consists of 50 relatively independent poems. Every line reveals his love for China's natural landscape and long history and culture, as well as his friendship for the Chinese people. Friendship is one of the keynotes of the long poem "Osmanthus". Adonis's deep affection for China's nature, culture and friends are evident in the poem. The China in his eyes is "not the vertical and horizontal lines, but the bursts of light." The Chinese women in his mind are "a procession of clouds, surrounded by the thunder of form, guided by the lightning of meaning."

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