Palestine as Metaphor Contributor(s): Darwish, Mahmoud (Author), El-Zein, Amira (Translator), Forché, Carolyn (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1623719429 ISBN-13: 9781623719425 Publisher: Olive Branch Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Interviews - Literary Criticism | African - Poetry | Middle Eastern |
Dewey: 892.716 |
LCCN: 2019036688 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Palestine as Metaphor consists of a series of interviews with Mahmoud Darwish, which have never appeared in English before. The interviews are a wealth of information on the poet's personal life, his relationships, his numerous works, and his tragedy. They illuminate Darwish's conception of poetry as a supreme art that transcends time and place. Several writers and journalists conducted the interviews, including a Lebanese poet, a Syrian literary critic, three Palestinian writers, and an Israeli journalist. Each encounter took place in a different city from Nicosia to London, Paris, and Amman. These vivid dialogues unravel the threads of a rich life haunted by the loss of Palestine and illuminate the genius and the distress of a major world poet. |