Without An Alphabet, Without A Face
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Without An Alphabet, Without A Face by Saadi Youssef
From the Lannan Translation Series Selection comes another double blessing' - the incandescent poetry of the master, Saadi Youssef, translated to perfection by another master poet, Khaled Mattawa. Youssef is one of the most powerful writers of the Arab world and his works have been substantially represented in this volume which is 'handsomely edited and contextualised' and descibed as a 'grand opportunity to let in another ray of light upon a darkness all too indeterminate' by Richard Howard.'One of the most well-known poets in the Arab world is Saadi Youssef. He was born in Basra, Iraq, in 1932, and has thirty volumes of poetry and seven books of prose to his credit. He left Iraq in 1979 and has just landed in London after several detours.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781555973711 |
| ISBN 10 | 155597371X |
| Title | Without An Alphabet, Without A Face |
| Author | Saadi Youssef |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Graywolf Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2002-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Prizes | Winner of Literary Award (Poetry in Translation) 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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