{"product_id":"in-the-presence-of-absence-mahmoud-darwish-copy","title":"Journal of an Ordinary Grief | Mahmoud Darwish","description":"\u003ch1 id=\"page-title\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2011 PEN Translation Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of autobiographical essays by one of the greatest poets to come from Palestine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndispensable reading for anyone interested in the roots and ramifications of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Muhawi's own prose and meticulous footnotes are impeccable. An inspired and scholarly piece of research. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Words Without Borders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance,” writes Mahmoud Darwish. In these probing essays, Darwish, a voice of the Palestinian people and one of the most transcendent poets of his generation, interrogates the experience of occupation and the meaning of liberation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalling upon myth, memory, and language, these essays delve into the poet’s experience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"atm_keep-reading-flag\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of house arrest, his encounters with Israeli interrogators, and the periods he spent in prison. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeditative, lyrical, and rhythmic—Darwish gives absence a vital presence in these linked essays. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a moving and intimate account of the loss of homeland and, for many, of life inside the porous walls of occupation—no ordinary grief.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54189800456502,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/2190\/8534\/files\/IMG-7778.jpg?v=1783273642","url":"https:\/\/lovelylabooks.com\/products\/in-the-presence-of-absence-mahmoud-darwish-copy","provider":"Love Lyla Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}