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Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems

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By (author): Mahmoud Darwish

Translated by: Carolyn Forche, Munir Akash

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. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 272g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 203mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Apr 2013
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780520273030

About Mahmoud Darwish

Mahmoud Darwish (1941 - 2008) was the author of over thirty books of poems including Memory for Forgetfulness: August Beirut 1982 (California 1995) The Adam of Two Edens (2001) and Psalms (1994). He received the 2001 Prize for Cultural Freedom from the Lannan Foundation. Munir Akash is a founding editor of Jusoor The Arab American Journal of Cultural Exchange and coeditor of The Adam of Two Edens (2001) and Post Gibran: Anthropology of New Arab American Writing (2000). Carolyn Forche is Professor of English at George Mason University and author of The Angel of History (1994). Sinan Antoon is coeditor of Arab Studies Journal. Amira El-Zein is the author of Bedouin of Hell (1992) and The Book of Palm Trees (1973). Fady Joudah is a prize-winning poet translator and physician. He is the author of The Earth in the Attic (2008) and Alight (2013) and the translator of two volumes of Mahmoud Darwish's poetry The Butterfly's Burden (2007) and If I Were Another (2009).

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