· Journal of an Ordinary Grief by Mahmoud Darwish, Ibrahim Muhawi | Editorial Reviews. NOOK Book (eBook) $ Paperback. $ NOOK Book. $ View All Available Formats Editions. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. · About Journal of an Ordinary Grief. A collection of autobiographical essays by one of the greatest poets to come from Palestine. “Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance,” asserts Darwish. Both voice of the Palestinian people and one of the most transcendent poets of his generation, Mahmoud Darwish also wrote several remarkable volumes of autobiographical essays over the course of his www.doorway.ru: 6 rows · · Meditative, lyrical, rhythmic, Darwish gives absence a vital presence in these linked essays. Brand: Steerforth Press.
Journal of an Ordinary Grief By Mahmoud Darwish Translated from the Arabic by Ibrahim Muhawi Archipelago pp., $16 "What is homeland?" asks famed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish in his Journal of an Ordinary Grief, an intriguing but uneven collection of ruminations and autobiographical fragments that first appeared in Arabic in Journal is a moving, intimate account of the loss of homeland and, for many, of life inside the porous walls of occupation — no ordinary grief. Darwish is to be read with urgency, in the night, when nothing else moves but his lines. Buy Journal of an Ordinary Grief by Mahmoud Darwish (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Journal of an Ordinary Grief is compelling—and offers numerous fascinating insights into the mindsets of Palestinians, Israelis, and Israeli Arabs alike. Both Muhawi and Archipelago Books are to be commended; the continuing efforts of this press to publish Darwish's prose is fast proving an invaluable contribution to Weltliteratur—and indispensable reading for anyone interested in the roots and ramifications of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. In Mahmoud Darwish’s Journal of an Ordinary Grief–published in as Yawmiyyat al-Huzn al-'Adi and now available in English translation–the narrator shapes his personal, Palestinian memories against the insistent push of Israeli and Western-dominated history. The book thus presents itself not as an official record, but as a collection of individual wounds. Journal is a moving, intimate account of the loss of homeland and, for many, of life inside the porous walls of occupation — no ordinary grief. Darwish is to be read with urgency, in the night, when nothing else moves but his lines.
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