Absent Presence |
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| Author:
| Darwish, Mahmoud |
| Translator:
| Shaheen, Mohammed |
| Series title: | Modern Voices Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84391-460-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Hesperus Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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"Darwish's poetry is an epic effort to transform the lyrics of loss into the indefinitely postponed drama of return." Edward Said, author,Orientalism Blurring the boundaries between prose and poetry, this illuminating book explores the meaning of life, the impact of exile, and an existence spent in companionship with the specter of death. Partially autobiographical and marked by a sense of loss, it examines the nature of relationshipsparental, carnal, and, the most fragile of...
More Description"Darwish's poetry is an epic effort to transform the lyrics of loss into the indefinitely postponed drama of return." Edward Said, author,Orientalism Blurring the boundaries between prose and poetry, this illuminating book explores the meaning of life, the impact of exile, and an existence spent in companionship with the specter of death. Partially autobiographical and marked by a sense of loss, it examines the nature of relationshipsparental, carnal, and, the most fragile of all, that with life itself. A hauntingly beautiful work, it is the first English translation of a perfect introduction to a poet of global significance.