| Description |
xx, 172 pages ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
"First English publication of interviews with the late Mahmoud Darwish. Palestine as Metaphor consists of a series of interviews with Mahmoud Darwish, which have never been translated and published in English before. The interviews are a wealth of information on the poet's personal life, his relationships, his numerous works, and his tragedy. They illuminate Darwish's conception of poetry as a supreme art that transcends time and place. Several writers and journalists conducted the interviews, including a Lebanese poet, a Syrian literary critic, three Palestinian writers, and an Israeli journalist. Each encounter took place in a different city from Nicosia to London, Paris, and Amman. These vivid dialogues unravel the threads of a rich life haunted by the loss of Palestine and illuminate the genius and the distress of a major world poet"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
1 The One Who Imposes His Story Inherits the Earth of the Story p. 1 -- 2 No Dwelling for Poetry Except Outside Poetic Conventions p. 51 -- 3 Our Present Does Not Decide to Begin or to End p. 75 -- 4 I Don't Return, I Arrive p. 91 -- 5 The House is More Beautiful than the Road to It p. 147. |
| Subject |
Darwīsh, Maḥmūd -- Interviews.
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Authors, Palestinian Arab -- 20th century -- Interviews.
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Darwīsh, Maḥmūd. (OCoLC)fst00012944
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Authors, Palestinian Arab. (OCoLC)fst00822261
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews. (OCoLC)fst01423832
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| Added Author |
El-Zein, Amira, translator.
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Forché, Carolyn, translator.
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| Added Title |
Interviews. Selections. English
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| ISBN |
9781623719425 (paperback) |
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1623719429 (paperback) |
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