Unfortunately, It Was Paradise : Selected Poems / Mahmoud Darwish; Sinan Antoon, Amira El-Zein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darwīsh, Maḥmūd, Author.

Contributor:

Antoon, Sinan, Editor.

El-Zein, Amira, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry, Modern--20th century.

Poets, Palestinian Arab.

Local Subjects:

Poetry, Modern--20th century.

Poets, Palestinian Arab.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

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. A legend in Palestine, his lyrics are sung by fieldworkers and schoolchildren. He has assimilated some of the world's oldest literary traditions while simultaneously struggling 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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Foreword

From Fewer Roses (1986)

From I See What I Want to See (1993)

From Why Have You Left the Horse Alone? (1995)

From A Bed for the Stranger (1999)

Mural (2000)

Three Poems (before 1986)

Glossary

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520954601

0520954602

OCLC:

830161951