{"product_id":"journal-of-an-ordinary-grief-9780982624647","title":"Journal of an Ordinary Grief","description":"One of Darwish's early works. This prophetic book provides the background for the poet's decision to become an exile. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) was born in the village of al-Birwa, in the Galilee, Palestine. He became a refugee at age seven. He worked as a journalist and editor in Haifa and left to study in Moscow in 1970. His exilic journey took him to Cairo, Beirut, Tunis, Paris, Amman, and Ramallah, where he settled in 1995. He is one of the most celebrated and revered poets in the Arab world. He published more than thirty books, and his poetry has been translated into thirty-five languages. Darwish was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by France in 1993, was awarded the Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize in 2001, the Prince Claus Awardin 2004, and the Cairo Prize for Arabic Poetry in 2007. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the appearance of \u003ci\u003eSpeak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989, Ibrahim Muhawi has devoted himself to the study and translation of Palestinian and Arabic folklore and literature. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLiterature and Nation in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e and translator of Darwish's \u003ci\u003eMemory for Forgetfulness\u003c\/i\u003e and Zakaria Tamer's \u003ci\u003eBreaking Knees\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently working on a book on Mahmoud Darwish.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Archipelago Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513609818386,"sku":"9780982624647","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51a7c179-f64d-45ba-bf2c-affc8f1c7ff2.jpg?v=1730965171","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/journal-of-an-ordinary-grief-9780982624647","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}