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If I Were Another

If I Were Another( )
Author: Darwish, Mahmoud
Translator: Joudah, Fady
ISBN:978-0-374-53247-5
Publication Date:Mar 2011
Publisher:Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $23.00
Book Description:

Winner of the PEN USA Literary Award for Translation

Mahmoud Darwish was that rare literary phenomenon: a poet both acclaimed by critics as one of the most important poets in the Arab world and beloved by his readers. His language--lyrical and tender--helped to transform modern Arabic poetry into a living metaphor for the universal experiences of exile, loss, and identity. The poems in this collection, constructed from the cadence and imagery of the Palestinian struggle,...
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Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / Middle Eastern
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.49 Inches
Book Weight:0.704 Pounds
Author Biography
Darwish, Mahmoud (Author)
Arab poet Mahmoud Darwish was born on March 15, 1941. He was considered the Palestinian national poet and won numerous awards for his work including the 1969 Lotus Prize, the 1983 Lenin Peace Prize, and the 2001 Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultral Freedom. His best known work was Identity Card (1964). He also edited the journal Al Karmel and wrote the Palestinian declaration of independent statehood. He died from complications of heart surgery on August 9, 2008.

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