{"product_id":"the-good-old-man-aladdin-mahmud-yaqub-9798349593413","title":"The Good Old Man: and Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Good Old Man is a deeply moving debut poetry collection by Aladdin Mahmud Yaqub, blending personal elegy, spiritual reflection, and rich symbolic imagery rooted in both Arab and universal human experience. Written in classical Arabic poetic form and steeped in the tradition of Symbolism, the collection opens with a heartfelt tribute to the poet's father-a man of wisdom, kindness, and literary grace-and unfolds into lyrical meditations on exile, memory, faith, loss, and the haunting beauty of Baghdad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the poignant narrative of Marjānah, a destitute girl whose fleeting dream of abundance ends in stillness, to the apocalyptic vision of Ice and Fire, where divine judgment collides with human frailty, Yaqub's verses navigate the liminal spaces between reality and metaphor, earth and eternity. The volume also includes English translations and literary critiques of key poems by emerging scholars, offering readers a rare window into the interpretive depth of contemporary Arabic symbolic poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the diaspora yet echoing the soul of Iraq, The Good Old Man is a testament to the enduring power of language to mourn, remember, and transcend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Mahmud Yaqub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349593413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bookmarketeers.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Aladdin Mahmud Yaqub","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47612053946623,"sku":"9798349593413","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_def19aaf-f745-4a9e-950b-fc0c832d30e1.jpg?v=1764517864","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-good-old-man-aladdin-mahmud-yaqub-9798349593413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}