Chronicles of Majnun Layla and Selected Poems - Paperback
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Chronicles of Majnun Layla and Selected Poems
Chronicles of Majnun Layla and Selected Poems brings together in one volume Haddad's seminal work and a considerable selection of poems from his oeuvre, stretching over forty years. The central poem, Chronicles of Majnun Layla, recasts the seventh-century myth into a contemporary, postmodern narrative that revels in the foibles of oral transmission, weaving a small side cast of characters into...
Qassim Haddad is a Bahraini poet, notable within the Arab world for his free verse poetry. He has published more than a dozen collections of poetry and works of critical prose, and a memoir. His poems have been translated into several languages including German, English, and French.
Ferial Ghazoul is professor of English and comparative literature at the American University in Cairo. She is the...Contributor(s)
Qassim Haddad, Ferial Ghazoul (Translator), John Verlenden (Translator)
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