Palestine as Metaphor

By Mahmoud Darwish and محمود درويش

Palestine as Metaphor consists of a series of interviews with Mahmoud Darwish, which have never appeared in English before. The interviews are a wealth of information on the poet's personal life, his relationships, his numerous works, and his tragedy. They illuminate Darwish's conception of poetry as a supreme art that transcends time and place.

Several writers and journalists conducted the interviews, including a Lebanese poet, a Syrian literary critic, three Palestinian writers, and an Israeli journalist. Each encounter took place in a different city from Nicosia to London, Paris, and Amman.

These vivid dialogues unravel the threads of a rich life haunted by the loss of Palestine and illuminate the genius and the distress of a major world poet.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623719429
• ISBN13: 9781623719425
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Olive Branch Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"