{"product_id":"journal-of-an-ordinary-grief","title":"Journal of an Ordinary Grief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMahmoud Darwish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIbrahim Muhawi (translation)\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e9780982624647\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2011 PEN Translation Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of autobiographical essays by one of the greatest poets to come from Palestine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance,” writes Mahmoud Darwish. In these probing essays, Darwish, a voice of the Palestinian people and one of the most transcendent poets of his generation, interrogates the experience of occupation and the meaning of liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCalling upon myth, memory, and language, these essays delve into the poet’s experience of house arrest, his encounters with Israeli interrogators, and the periods he spent in prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMeditative, lyrical, and rhythmic—Darwish gives absence a vital presence in these linked essays. Journal is a moving and intimate account of the loss of homeland and, for many, of life inside the porous walls of occupation—no ordinary grief.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archipelago","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40698553303075,"sku":"9780982624647","price":33.5,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_0683.jpg?v=1736761215","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.live\/products\/journal-of-an-ordinary-grief","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}