Love, death, and exile : poems translated from Arabic
Bayātī, ʻAbd al-Wahhāb2004
Books, Manuscripts
Abdul Wahab Al-Bayati broke with the traditions of Arabic poetics to write in free verse. Born in Iraq, but an exile for much of his life, he was a prolific poet. This volume contains poems from eight of his books, with translations by Bassam K. Frangieh.
Main title:
Love, death, and exile : poems translated from Arabic / Abdul Wahab Al-Bayati ; Bassam K. Frangieh, translator.
Imprint:
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2004.
Collation:
336 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 1991.Text in Arabic with a parallel English translation.
ISBN:
9781589010048 (pbk)
Dewey class:
892.716
Language:
EnglishArabic
BRN:
1619561
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