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Journal of an Ordinary Grief

By Mahmoud Darwish

Journal of an Ordinary Grief Contemporary literature

Journal of an Ordinary Grief

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
175
Release Date:
2010-11-05
Publication Date:
2010-11-05
Publisher:
New York Review of Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0982624646
ISBN13:
9780982624647
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
264 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
236 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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