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Title: A RIVER DIES OF THIRST
A DIARY
By: Mahmoud Darwish, Catherine Cobham (Trans), Ruth Padel
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0863566340
ISBN 13: 9780863566349
Publisher: SAQI BOOKS
Pub. date: 3 August, 2009
Edition: 2nd ed.
Pages: 272
Translated from: Arabic
Description: Written by one of the most acclaimed contemporary poets in the Arab world, who is often cited as the poetic voice of the Palestinian people, this diary records his observations and feelings as Israel attacked Gaza and Lebanon.
Synopsis: Mahmoud Darwish is one of the most acclaimed contemporary poets in the Arab world, and is often cited as the poetic voice of the Palestinian people. During the summer of 2006, Darwish was in Ramallah. He recorded his observations and feelings in this diary as Israel attacked Gaza and Lebanon. Darwish writes of love, loss and the pain of exile in bittersweet poems leavened with hope and joy.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Saqi Books
Returns: Returnable
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