{"product_id":"exhausted-on-the-cross-paperback","title":"Exhausted on the Cross - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNajwan Darwish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRaul Zurita\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eKareem James Abu-Zeid\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA much-anticipated follow-up to \u003ci\u003eNothing More to Lose\u003c\/i\u003e, this is only the second poetry collection translated into English from a vital voice of Arabic literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We drag histories behind us,\" the Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish writes in \u003ci\u003eExhausted on the Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, \"here \/ where there's neither land \/ nor sky.\" In pared-down lines, brilliantly translated from the Arabic by Kareem James Abu-Zeid, Darwish records what Ra l Zurita describes as \"something immemorial, almost unspeakable\"--a poetry driven by a \"moral imperative\" to be a \"colossal record of violence and, at the same time, the no less colossal record of compassion.\" Darwish's poems cross histories, cultures, and geographies, taking us from the grime of modern-day Shatila and the opulence of medieval Baghdad to the gardens of Samarkand and the open-air prison of present-day Gaza. We join the Persian poet Hafez in the conquered city of Shiraz and converse with the Prophet Mohammad in Medina. Poem after poem evokes the humor in the face of despair, the hope in the face of nightmare.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNajwan Darwish\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the foremost contemporary Arab poets. Since the publication of his first collection in 2000, his poetry has been hailed across the Arab world and beyond as a singular expression of the Palestinian struggle. NYRB Poets published Darwish's \u003ci\u003eNothing More to Lose, \u003c\/i\u003e translated by Kareem James Abu-Zeid, in 2014, which was picked as one of the best books of the year by NPR and nominated for several awards. Darwish lives between Haifa and his birthplace, Jerusalem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKareem James Abu-Zeid\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator, editor, writer, and scholar who works across multiple languages. He is the author of the forthcoming book \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Adonis and Yves Bonnefoy: Poetry as Spiritual Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the countryside just outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaúl Zurita\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Santiago de Chile. His book \u003ci\u003eINRI\u003c\/i\u003e is published by NYRB Poets.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.8 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725442748479,"sku":"9781681375526","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/688cce84ca3f1b5ab387a93a32db4668.webp?v=1765106582","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/exhausted-on-the-cross-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}