A River Dies of Thirst by Darwish, Mahmoud

A River Dies of Thirst

"Darwish is the premier poetic voice of the Palestinian people . . . lyrical, imagistic, plaintive, haunting,...
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A River Dies of Thirst by Darwish, Mahmoud

A River Dies of Thirst

$20.00

A River Dies of Thirst

$20.00
Author: Mahmoud Darwish
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"Darwish is the premier poetic voice of the Palestinian people . . . lyrical, imagistic, plaintive, haunting, always passionate, and elegant--and never anything less than free--what he would dream for all his people." -- Naomi Shihab Nye

"Catherine Cobham's translations sway delicately between mystery and clarity, giving a rendition of the master's voice that should impress both those reading Darwish's work for the first time and those who are already familiar with it." -- Fady Joudah, The Guardian

This remarkable collection of poems, meditations, fragments, and journal entries was Mahmoud Darwish's last volume to come out in Arabic.

River is at once lyrical and philosophical, questioning and wise--full of irony, resistance, and play. Darwish's musings on unrest and loss dwell on love and humanity; in the pages of River, myth and dream are inseparable from truth.

Throughout this personal collection, Darwish returns frequently to his ongoing (and often lighthearted) conversation with death, warning that "eternity does not visit graves and loves to joke."

Author: Mahmoud Darwish
Publisher: Archipelago Books
Published: 08/25/2009
Pages: 153
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 5.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780981955711


Review Citation(s):
Multicultural Review 12/01/2009 pg. 58

About the Author
Mahmoud 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 Award in 2004, and the Cairo Prize for Arabic Poetry in 2007. Catherine Cobham teaches Arabic language and literature at St. Andrews University in Scotland and has translated a number of contemporary authors from the Arabic, including Naguib Mahfouz, Hanan al-Shaykh, and Fu'ad al-Takarli.

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