Lighthouse for the Drowning Contributor(s): Fakhreddine, Jawdat (Author), Iwen, Jayson (Translator), Fakhreddine, Huda (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1942683391 ISBN-13: 9781942683391 Publisher: BOA Editions OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Middle Eastern - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Places - Literary Collections | Middle Eastern |
Dewey: 892.716 |
LCCN: 2016049058 |
Series: Lannan Translations Selection |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.45 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Presented bilingually, this first US publication of Jawdat Fakhreddine--one of the major Lebanese names in modern Arabic poetry--establishes a revolutionary dialogue between international, modernist values and the Arabic tradition. Fakhreddine's unique voice is a breakthrough for the poetic language of his generation--an approach that presents poetry as a beacon, a lighthouse that both opposes and penetrates all forms of darkness. Stars: Stars of ours To our children, we write: Jawdat Fakhreddine was born in 1953 in a small village in southern Lebanon. A professor of Arabic literature at the Lebanese University in Beirut, he is one of the major Lebanese names in Modern Arabic Poetry, and is considered one of the second generation poets of the modernist movement in the Arab world. He earned an MA in Physics and taught at the high school level for more than 10 years. During this time he published a number of poetry collections and was encouraged by Adonis to work on a PhD in Arabic literature. Fakhreddine intermittently publishes articles and new poems in al-Hayat newspaper, which is an Arab newspaper published in London and distributed worldwide, and in as-Safir, one of the two major Lebanese Newspapers. He writes a weekly article in al-Khaleej newspaper, a widely distributed gulf daily newspaper. He currently lives in Beirut, Lebanon. |