Mural

Mural

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Last poems from the national poet of Palestine

Mural is a testimony to one of the most important and powerful poets of our age.

Mahmoud Darwish was the Palestinian national poet. One of the greatest poets of the last half-century, his work evokes the loss of his homeland and is suffused with the pain of dispossession, exile and loss. Here, his close friends John Berger and Rema Hammami present a beautiful new translation of two of Darwish’s later works, his long masterpiece Mural, a contemplation of his life and work written following life-threatening surgery, and his last poem, The Dice Player, which Darwish read in Ramallah a month before his death.

Illustrated with original drawings by John Berger.

Reviews

  • Darwish’s poetry is an epic effort to transform the lyrics of loss into the indefinitely postponed drama of return.

    Edward Said
  • Did as much as anyone to forge a Palestinian national consciousness.

    Peter ClarkThe Guardian
  • The most celebrated writer of verse in the Arab world.

    Adam ShatzThe New York Times