Andalusian songs for the wounds of Iraq
Subtitle: a facing page translation of Bushra al-Bustani's poetry
By: [translated by] Wafa' Zenal'abidin, Sanna A. Dahir ; with a foreword by Deema Shehabi.
Contributors: Zenal'abidin, Wafa'.; Dahir, Sanna A.
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lewiston, NY
Language: eng; ara
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9780773449121
Work titles: Andalusīyāt li-jurūḥ al-ʻIrāq.
Description: "A scholarly translation of a poem expressing the intensity and immediacy of grief. At a time when the portrayal of Iraq, its people, and the Arabic language is monolithic, al-Bustani's Andalusian work illuminates the complexity, diversity, and humanity of Iraq as well as Arabic."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Deema Shehabi; title: Acknowledgment; title: Transliteration of the Arabic; title: Translators' prologue; title: Andalusian songs for the wounds of Iraq; title: Bibliography; title: Index.