Victims of a Map
A Bilingual Anthology of Arabic Poetry
«'... a five-star publication ... I would like to see it widely bought, read, and discussed in the English-speaking world.' Orbis 'A beautifully produced little book.' Middle East International '... an excellent collection of verses from three of the most modern Arab poets.' International Journal of Islamic and Arabic Studies 'A very useful introduction to modern Arabic poetry ... an elegant, precise translation.' Al-Majalla 'A fascinating (and essential) bilingual anthology.' Poetry Wales 'Many poems whose beauty is in their apparent simplicity ...' Poetry London 'A useful introduction to modern Arabic poetry, this is an excellent collection of verses.' The Middle East»
Mahmud Darwish, Samih al-Qasim and Adonis are amongst the leading poets in the Arab world today. Victims of a Map presents some of their finest work in translation, alongside the original Arabic, including thirteen poems by Darwish never before published - in English or Arabic - and a long work by Adonis written during the 1982 siege of Beirut, also published here for the first time. Les mer
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Mahmud Darwish, Samih al-Qasim and Adonis are amongst the leading poets in the Arab world today. Victims of a Map presents some of their finest work in translation, alongside the original Arabic, including thirteen poems by Darwish never before published - in English or Arabic - and a long work by Adonis written during the 1982 siege of Beirut, also published here for the first time.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Saqi Books
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780863565243
- Utgivelsesår
- 2005
- Format
- 21 x 14 cm
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«'... a five-star publication ... I would like to see it widely bought, read, and discussed in the English-speaking world.' Orbis 'A beautifully produced little book.' Middle East International '... an excellent collection of verses from three of the most modern Arab poets.' International Journal of Islamic and Arabic Studies 'A very useful introduction to modern Arabic poetry ... an elegant, precise translation.' Al-Majalla 'A fascinating (and essential) bilingual anthology.' Poetry Wales 'Many poems whose beauty is in their apparent simplicity ...' Poetry London 'A useful introduction to modern Arabic poetry, this is an excellent collection of verses.' The Middle East»
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