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Review “Darwish’s poetry is an epic effort to transform the lyrics of loss into the indefinitely postponed drama of return.”—Edward Said“Did as much as anyone to forge a Palestinian national consciousness.”—Peter Clark, Guardian“The most celebrated writer of verse in the Arab world.”—Adam Shatz, New York Times“His was a constant voice calling for coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians.”—Times of London Read more About the Author Mahmoud Darwish (1942–2008) published some thirty books of poetry and prose and has been translated into thirty-five languages. His many international awards include the Lenin Peace Prize and the Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultural Freedom.Storyteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic, John Berger (1926–2017) was one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing; the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours; Here Is Where We Meet; the Booker Prize–winning novel G; Hold Everything Dear; the Man Booker–longlisted From A to X; and A Seventh Man.Rema Hammami is professor at the Institute for Women’s Studies at Birzeit University, Ramallah. Read more
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The book is a tribute to one of the finest poets, who has preserved the art in the Arabic language, for the world to appreciate.