Unfortunately, it was paradise: selected poems
"Mahmoud Darwish is a literary rarity: at once critically acclaimed as one of the most important poets in the Arabic language, and beloved as the voice of his people. He is a living legend whose lyrics are sung by fieldworkers and schoolchildren. He has assimilated some of the world's oldest literary traditions at the same time that he has struggled to open new possibilities for poetry. This collection spans Darwish's entire career, nearly four decades, revealing an impressive range of expressi…
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- Full title :Unfortunately, it was paradise : selected poems / Mahmoud Darwish ; translated and edited by Munir Akash and Carolyn Forché ; (with Sinan Antoon and Amira El-Zein) ; with a new foreward by Fady Joudah.
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"Mahmoud Darwish is a literary rarity: at once critically acclaimed as one of the most important poets in the Arabic language, and beloved as the voice of his people. He is a living legend whose lyrics are sung by fieldworkers and schoolchildren. He has assimilated some of the world's oldest literary traditions at the same time that he has struggled to open new possibilities for poetry. This collection spans Darwish's entire career, nearly four decades, revealing an impressive range of expression and form. A splendid team of translators has collaborated with the poet on these new translations, which capture Darwish's distinctive voice and spirit. Fady Joudah's foreword, new to this edition, addresses Darwish's enduring legacy following his death in 2008"--Back cover.
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- Publication Date:©2013
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of California Press
- Place of Publication:Berkeley, California
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2013
The Physical Object
- Description:xxvii, 191 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780520273030, 0520273036
- oclc:ocn841488748
- LC Classification:PJ7820.A7
- Dewey Decimal:892/.716
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