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A major new translation of remarkable, late poems by the great Palestinian poet.\ Mahmoud Darwish was the Palestinian national poet. One of the greatest poets of the last half-century, his work evokes the loss of his homeland and is suffused with the pain of dispossession, exile and loss. His poems also display a brilliant acuity, a passion for and openness to the world and, above all, a deep and abiding humanity. Here, his close friends John Berger and Rema Hammami present a beautiful new...
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A major new translation of remarkable, late poems by the great Palestinian poet.
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\ The Times [London]“His was a constant voice calling for coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians.”\ \ \ \ \ Edward Said“Darwish’s poetry is an epic effort to transform the lyrics of loss into the indefinitely postponed drama of return.”\ \ \ Peter Clark - The Guardian“Did as much as anyone to forge a Palestinian national consciousness.”\ \ \ \ \ Adam Shatz - The New York Times“The most celebrated writer of verse in the Arab world.”\ \ \ \ \ The Guardian“Did as much as anyone to forge a Palestinian national consciousness.”\ \ \ \ \ The New York Times“The most celebrated writer of verse in the Arab world.”\ \
