{"product_id":"dictionary-of-midnight-paperback","title":"Dictionary of Midnight - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbdulla Pashew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlana Marie Levinson-Labrosse\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eWilliam T. Vollmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sharp, lyrical verse— personal and political— of a poet that paints a literary window into his contested homeland, Kurdistan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he gives readings in Kurdistan, \u003cb\u003eAbdulla Pashew\u003c\/b\u003e draws audiences in the thousands. In addition to his eight volumes of poetry, Pashew is a prolific translator, fluent in Russian and English, responsible for bringing Whitman and Pushkin to Kurdish readership. He holds a master's degree in pedagogy and a doctorate in philology. \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length selection of his poetry to appear in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlana Marie Levinson-LaBrosse\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, translator, and co-director of Kashkul, a research, translation, and arts collaborative. She has lived and worked in Iraq since 2011, during which time she has dedicated herself to bringing Kurdish poets to English-speaking audiences, including Kajal Ahmad's \u003ci\u003eHandful of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems, translations, and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eModern Poetry in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sewanee Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 385\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769325289760,"sku":"9781944700805","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9658ea100b277c0fd6bea31f6300b1ba.webp?v=1780346050","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dictionary-of-midnight-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}