{"product_id":"love-death-and-exile-abdul-wahab-al-bayati-9781589010048","title":"Love, Death, and Exile: Poems Translated from Arabic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eeTextbooks are now available through VitalSource.com!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"a major innovator in his art form\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Baghdad-born poet Abdul Wahab Al-Bayati broke with over fifteen centuries of Arabic poetic tradition to write in free verse and became world famous in the process. \u003ci\u003eLove, Death, and Exile: Poems Translated from Arabic\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare, bilingual facing-page edition in both the original Arabic text and a highly praised English translation by Bassam K. Frangieh, containing selections from eight of Al-Bayati's books of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to spend much of his life in exile from his native Iraq, Al-Bayati created poetry that is not only revolutionary and political, but also steeped in mysticism and allusion, moving and full of longing. This collection is a superb introduction to Al-Bayati, Arabic language, and Arabic literature and culture as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Al-Bayati's death in 1999, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e obituary quoted him as saying once that his many years of absence from his homeland had been a \"tormenting experience\" that had great impact on his poetry. \"I always dream at night that I am in Iraq and hear its heart beating and smell its fragrance carried by the wind, especially after midnight when it's quiet.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bassam K. Frangieh, Abdul Wahab Al-Bayati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589010043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589010048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.93d","brand":"Bassam K. Frangieh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939823059199,"sku":"9781589010048","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e1ad1263-e86d-4afd-a403-23b68f34ccb9.jpg?v=1681443696","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-death-and-exile-abdul-wahab-al-bayati-9781589010048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}