Winner of the PEN USA Literary Award for Translation
Mahmoud Darwish was that rare literary phenomenon: a poet both
acclaimed by critics as one of the most important poets in the Arab
world and beloved by his readers. His language--lyrical and
tender--helped to transform modern Arabic poetry into a living
metaphor for the universal experiences of exile, loss, and
identity. The poems in this collection, constructed from the
cadence and imagery of the Palestinian struggle, shift between the
most intimate individual experience and the burdens of history and
collective memory.
Brilliantly translated by Fady Joudah, "If I Were
Another"--which collects the greatest epic works of Darwish's
mature years--is a powerful yet elegant work by a master poet that
demonstrates why Darwish was one of the most celebrated poets of
his time and was hailed as the voice and conscience of an entire
people.
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