Mural
Published on 1. August 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-78663-057-5 (ISBN)
Description
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 translation of two of Darwish's later works, his long masterpiece Mural, a contemplation of his life and work written following life-threatening surgery, and his last poem, "The Dice Player," which Darwish read in Ramallah a month before his death. Illustrated with original drawings by John Berger, Mural is a testimony to one of the most important and powerful poets of our age.
Reviews / Votes
Darwish's poetry is an epic effort to transform thelyrics of loss into the indefinitely postponed drama of return. -- Edward Said Did as much as anyone to forge a Palestinian nationalconsciousness. -- Peter Clark * The Guardian * The most celebrated writer of verse in the Arab world. -- Adam Shatz * The New York Times * an exquisitely designed book, enhanced by several ofBerger's evocative drawings . Mural is a spiralling and circuitous poem, alivewith swerves and sly twists, moving along corridors that dead-end only to openout unexpectedly into detours and hidden passageways. That single adjective,conspicuous in Darwish's spare style, presages the very structure of Mural. -- Eric Ormsby * Bookforum * The translation is very fine: Rema Hammami and John Berger take a few liberties but always keep to the spirit of the poems. It's a joy to read and among the very best Palestinian literature. -- Raja ShehadehMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
111 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78663-057-5 (9781786630575)
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