State of Siege

State of Siege
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Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9780815609292
ISBN-13 : 0815609299
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Book Synopsis State of Siege by : Mahmoud Darwish

Download or read book State of Siege written by Mahmoud Darwish and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahmoud Darwish (1942–2008), recipient of France’s Knight of Arts and Belles Lettres medal, the Lotus Prize, and the Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultural Freedom, is widely considered Palestine’s most eminent poet. State of Siege was written while the poet himself was under siege in Ramallah during the Israeli invasion of 2002. An eloquent and impassioned response to political extremity, the collection was published to great acclaim in the Arab world. Munir Akash’s translation, including an introduction exploring the rich mythology of these poems, presents the first book-length, bilingual edition of State of Siege to an English audience.


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