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In a series of evocative vignettes, celebrated Iraqi poet Majed Mujed lyrically traverses the fraught landscapes of beauty, longing and resistance in a country at war. The Book of Trivialities, originally written in the poet’s native Arabic, is beautifully rendered into English by award-winning translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid.Intricately fusing political and personal histories, these powerful lyric verses speak to the universal, undying quest for freedom that knows no borders or bounds. A profound, powerful sequence of verse from a poet who once lived through the heart of a revolution and now lives for the revolutionary heart of love.A unique bilingual book which reflects the collaborative and creative process of writers and translators working across cultures.
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The Book of Trivialities, Majed Mujed
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2023
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- Titel
- The Book of Trivialities
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Majed Mujed
- Verlag
- Skein Press
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2023
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 56
- ISBN10
- 1915017009
- ISBN13
- 9781915017000
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Kunst & Kultur, Hobby
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- Beschreibung
- In a series of evocative vignettes, celebrated Iraqi poet Majed Mujed lyrically traverses the fraught landscapes of beauty, longing and resistance in a country at war. The Book of Trivialities, originally written in the poet’s native Arabic, is beautifully rendered into English by award-winning translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid.Intricately fusing political and personal histories, these powerful lyric verses speak to the universal, undying quest for freedom that knows no borders or bounds. A profound, powerful sequence of verse from a poet who once lived through the heart of a revolution and now lives for the revolutionary heart of love.A unique bilingual book which reflects the collaborative and creative process of writers and translators working across cultures.