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Along with his translator, this author studied 19 different versions of the Tang-dynasty poem “Deer Park” (15[1])by Wang Wei. That man, Eliot Weinberger, also translated a surrealist poem by him which describes a “course of a river that goes curving.” A 584-line poem by this man which begins by describing a (*) “willow of crystal, a poplar of water,” was inspired by the Aztec calendar. (-5[1])“The Day of the Dead” and “The Sons of La Malinche” are essays found in a collection by this man that explores Mexican culture. For 10 points, the poem “Sunstone” is by what Mexican author who wrote The Labyrinth of Solitude? (0[1])■END■ (0[2])

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