Unfortunately, it was paradise : selected poems / Mahmoud Darwish ; translated and edited by Munir Akash and Carolyn Forché, with Sinan Antoon and Amira El-Zein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darwīsh, Maḥmūd.

Contributor:

ʻAkash, Munīr.

Forché, Carolyn.

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections. English

Language:

Arabic

English

Physical Description:

xix, 191 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2003]

Language Note:

Translated from the Arabic.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

0520237536

0520237544

OCLC:

49705059