State of Siege Contributor(s): Darwish, Mahmoud (Author), Akash, Munir (Translator), Moore, Daniel Abdal-Hayy (Translator) |
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ISBN: 081560923X ISBN-13: 9780815609230 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Middle Eastern - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine |
Dewey: 892.716 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Mahmoud Darwish (1942 2008), recipient of France s Knight of Arts and Belles Lettres medal, the Lotus Prize, and the Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultural Freedom, is widely considered Palestine s most eminent poet. State of Siege was written while the poet himself was under siege in Ramallah during the Israeli invasion of 2002. An eloquent and impassioned response to political extremity, the collection was published to great acclaim in the Arab world. Munir Akash s translation, including an introduction exploring the rich mythology of these poems, presents the first book-length, bilingual edition of State of Siege to an English audience." |