{"product_id":"a-river-dies-of-thirst-mahmoud-darwish-paperback","title":"A River Dies of Thirst -- Mahmoud Darwish, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Darwish is the premier poetic voice of the Palestinian people . . . lyrical, imagistic, plaintive, haunting, always passionate, and elegant--and never anything less than free--what he would dream for all his people.\" -- Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"Catherine Cobham's translations sway delicately between mystery and clarity, giving a rendition of the master's voice that should impress both those reading Darwish's work for the first time and those who are already familiar with it.\" -- Fady Joudah, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e This remarkable collection of poems, meditations, fragments, and journal entries was Mahmoud Darwish's last volume to come out in Arabic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eRiver\u003c\/i\u003e is at once lyrical and philosophical, questioning and wise--full of irony, resistance, and play. Darwish's musings on unrest and loss dwell on love and humanity; in the pages of \u003ci\u003eRiver\u003c\/i\u003e, myth and dream are inseparable from truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout this personal collection, Darwish returns frequently to his ongoing (and often lighthearted) conversation with death, warning that \"eternity does not visit graves and loves to joke.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mahmoud Darwish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/25\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\" H x 5.3\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780981955711\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51745532215595,"sku":"9780981955711","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780981955711_9e75754f-c673-4ffa-924e-d15948d85acb.jpg?v=1774889411","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/a-river-dies-of-thirst-mahmoud-darwish-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}