State of Siege

Mahmoud Darwish (Author), Munir Akash (Translated by), Daniel Abdal-hayy Moore (Translated by)

9780815609230

Paperback / softback, published 7 June 2010

208 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.312 kg

Darwish (1942-2008), recipient of France s Knight of Arts and Belles Lettres medal, the Lotus Prize, and the Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultural Freedom, is widely considered Palestine s most eminent poet. State of Siege was written while the poet himself was under siege in Ramallah during the Israeli invasion of 2002. An eloquent and impassioned response to political extremity, the collection was published to great acclaim in the Arab world. Akash and Moore s translation, including an introduction by Akash exploring the rich mythology of these poems, presents the first book-length, bilingual edition of State of Siege to an English audience.