{"product_id":"journal-of-an-ordinary-grief-paperback","title":"Journal of an Ordinary Grief - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMahmoud Darwish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIbrahim Muhawi\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2011 PEN Translation Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA collection of autobiographical essays by one of the greatest poets to come from Palestine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndispensable reading for anyone interested in the roots and ramifications of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Muhawi's own prose and meticulous footnotes are impeccable. An inspired and scholarly piece of research. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Words Without Borders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance,\" writes Mahmoud Darwish. In these probing essays, Darwish, a voice of the Palestinian people and one of the most transcendent poets of his generation, interrogates the experience of occupation and the meaning of liberation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Calling upon myth, memory, and language, these essays delve into the poet's experience of house arrest, his encounters with Israeli interrogators, and the periods he spent in prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meditative, lyrical, and rhythmic--Darwish gives absence a vital presence in these linked essays. \u003ci\u003eJournal\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) was born in the village of al-Birwa, in the Galilee, Palestine. He became a refugee at age seven. He worked as a journalist and editor in Haifa and left to study in Moscow in 1970. His exilic journey took him to Cairo, Beirut, Tunis, Paris, Amman, and Ramallah, where he settled in 1995. He is one of the most celebrated and revered poets in the Arab world. He published more than thirty books, and his poetry has been translated into thirty-five languages. Darwish was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by France in 1993, was awarded the Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize in 2001, the Prince Claus Awardin 2004, and the Cairo Prize for Arabic Poetry in 2007. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the appearance of \u003ci\u003eSpeak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989, Ibrahim Muhawi has devoted himself to the study and translation of Palestinian and Arabic folklore and literature. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLiterature and Nation in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e and translator of Darwish's \u003ci\u003eMemory for Forgetfulness\u003c\/i\u003e and Zakaria Tamer's \u003ci\u003eBreaking Knees\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently working on a book on Mahmoud Darwish.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 175\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literary Award (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49376627130520,"sku":"9780982624647","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/x7O2pAWHoB9780982624647.webp?v=1783014787","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/journal-of-an-ordinary-grief-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}