Mahmoud Darwish
Poet, Author
1941 – 2008
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Who was Mahmoud Darwish?
Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who won numerous awards for his literary output and was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. In his work, Palestine became a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile. He has been described as incarnating and reflecting "the tradition of the political poet in Islam, the man of action whose action is poetry".
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- Born
- Mar 13, 1941
Al-Birwa - Also known as
- Maḥmūd Darwīsh
- Parents
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Mandatory Palestine
- Profession
- Education
- Moscow State University
- Died
- Aug 9, 2008
Houston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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