Description
Detailing the lives of Syrian women living in Paris, these poems, capturing the unheard voices of women whose lives are suppressed in unimaginable ways, allow us to explore moments never mentioned in the news reports. Potent and never failing to capture the essence of the feminine experience with a remarkable amount of insight.
Author: Maram Al-Masri
Publisher: ARC Publications
Published: 09/01/2015
Pages: 140
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d
ISBN13: 9781910345375
ISBN10: 1910345377
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Translating & Interpreting
- Literary Criticism | African
- Poetry | Middle Eastern
About the Author
Maram al-Masri moved to Paris in 1982 after studying English literature at Damascus. At present she dedicates herself exclusively to literature and translation. Besides numerous poems published in literary journals, in several Arab anthologies and in various international anthologies, she has published several collections of poems. Thus far her work has been translated into eight languages. Received awards include "Adonis Prize" of the Lebanese Cultural Forum for the best creative work in Arabic in 1998, "Premio Città di Calopezzati" for the section "Poésie de la Méditerranée," "Prix d'Automne 2007" of the Société des gens de lettres.
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