{"product_id":"in-the-presence-of-absence-paperback","title":"In the Presence of Absence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMahmoud Darwish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSinan Antoon\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the 2012 National Translation Award\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"What Sinan [Antoon] has done with In the Presence of Absence is a kind of miraculous work of dedication and love. Reading this volume is sheer enjoyment and sublimity.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eSaadi Yousef\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"There are two maps of Palestine that politicians will never manage to forfeit: the one kept in the memories of Palestinian refugees, and that which is drawn by Darwish's poetry.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eAnton Shammas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of the most transcendent poets of his generation, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In stunning language, Darwish's self-elegy 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. On the threshold of im\/mortality, the poet looks back at his own existence, intertwined with that of his people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through these lyrical meditations on love, longing, Palestine, history, friendship, family, and the ongoing conversation between life and death, the poet bids himself and his readers a poignant farewell.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) was born in the village of al-Birwa, in the Galilee, Palestine. He became a refugee at age seven. He worked as a journalist and editor in Haifa and left to study in Moscow in 1970. His exilic journey took him to Cairo, Beirut, Tunis, Paris, Amman, and Ramallah, where he settled in 1995. He is one of the most celebrated and revered poets in the Arab world. He published more than thirty books, and his poetry has been translated into thirty-five languages. Darwish was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by France in 1993, was awarded the Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize in 2001, the Prince Claus Awardin 2004, and the Cairo Prize for Arabic Poetry in 2007. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sinan Antoon is an Iraqi poet, novelist, and translator. His co-translation of Darwish's poetry was nominated for the PEN Translation Prize in 2004. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Baghdad Blues, I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Pomegranate Alone\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Assistant Professor of Arabic Literature at New York University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.9 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literary Award (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769912721696,"sku":"9781935744016","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6700d84dd7fc3d06c6b888bd445ad7f2.webp?v=1780359638","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-presence-of-absence-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}