Journal of an Ordinary Grief

Darwish, Mahmoud

Omschrijving

A collection of autobiographical essays by one of the greatest poets to come from Palestine."Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance," asserts Darwish. Both voice of the Palestinian people and one of the most transcendent poets of his generation, Mahmoud Darwish also wrote several remarkable volumes of autobiographical essays over the course of his life. First published in Beirut in 1973, these probing essays ask vital questions about the existentially complex realities the Palestinians in Israel face and the ambiguity of Darwish's own identity as an Israeli Palestinian. They call upon myth, memory, and language to delve into the poet's experience of house arrest, his encounters with Israeli interrogators, and the periods he spent in prison. Meditative, lyrical, rhythmic, Darwish gives absence a vital presence in these linked essays. Journal is a moving and intimate account of the loss of homeland and, for many, of life inside the porous walls of occupation-no ordinary grief.
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Schrijver
Darwish, Mahmoud
Titel
Journal of an Ordinary Grief
Uitgever
Archipelago Books
Jaar
2010
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
175
Gewicht
295 gr
EAN
9780982624647
Afmetingen
178 x 152 x 18 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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