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Unfortunately, It Was Paradise
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This book will resonate with readers interested in poetry, Middle Eastern literature, and cultural studies. It is ideal for those who appreciate profound lyrical exploration of identity, politics, and history through verse, as well as academics and general readers seeking insight into an iconic Arab poet's work.
The author 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. This collection spans his entire career, nearly four decades, revealing a range of expression and form.
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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.
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Critics praise this collection for its fluid and precise translations, highlighting Darwish's complex engagement with contested places both physical and mental. Publishers Weekly notes the exactness of the translation work. American Poet describes it as a gift to poets and lovers of poetry alike, and a valuable contribution to cultural and political discourse. The Journal of Palestine Studies calls it a beautiful and important rendering of a key figure in modern Arab culture, while PopMatters lauds its dynamic balance of the personal and political, experimental and lyrical, philosophical and prayerful.
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ISBN: 9780520273030
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 April 2013
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Contributors:
- Edited by Sinan Antoon
- Edited by Amira El-Zein
- Translated by Munir Akash
- Translated by Carolyn Forché
- Foreword by Fady Joudah
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 272g
Pages: 224
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About the Author
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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