In the presence of absence
By: Mahmoud Darwish ; translated by Sinan Antoon
Contributors: Anṭūn, Sinān, 1967-
Edition: 1st Archipelago Books ed.
Publisher: Archipelago Books; Distributed by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution; Archipelago
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Brooklyn, NY; [Minneapolis, Minn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781935744016
Work titles: Fī ḥaḍrat al-ghiyāb
Description: "Darwish composed this remarkable elegy at the apex of his creativity, but with the full knowledge that his death was imminent. Thinking it might be his final work, he summoned all his poetic genius to create a luminous work that defies categorization. In stunning language, Darwish's self-eelgy inhabits a rare space where opposites bleed and blend into each other. Prose and poetry, life and death, home and exile are all sung by the poet and his other... Through these lyrical meditations on love, longing, Palestine, history, friendship, family, and the ongoing conversation between life and death, the poet bids himself his readers a poignant farewell"--Inside cover.
Notes: Essays.