Written in 1973 and only now translated into English, Journal of an Ordinary Grief is a collection of semi-autobiographical essays from one of the most transcendent poets of his generation. Ibrahim Muhawi's lucid translation brings Darwish's vivid prose to life capturing the ache of exile after his family fled their village in 1948. Other chapters recount his house arrest, encounters with Israeli interrogators and time in jail.

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