{"product_id":"dictionary-of-midnight-paperback","title":"Dictionary of Midnight - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbdulla Pashew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlana Marie Levinson-Labrosse\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eWilliam T. Vollmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a foreword by National Book Award-winning author William T. Vollmann\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDictionary of Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e collects almost 50 years of poetry by Abdulla Pashew, the most influential Kurdish poet alive today. Pashew's poems chart a personal cartography of exile, recounting the recent political history of Kurdistan and its struggle for independence. Poet-translator Alana Marie Levinson-LaBrosse worked with the poet to select and translate his most iconic poems, balancing well-known, politically engaged contemporary Kurdish classics like \"12 Lessons for Children\" with the concise love lyrics that have always punctuated his work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he gives readings in Kurdistan, \u003cb\u003eAbdulla Pashew\u003c\/b\u003e draws audiences in the thousands. In addition to his eight volumes of poetry, Pashew is a prolific translator, fluent in Russian and English, responsible for bringing Whitman and Pushkin to Kurdish readership. He holds a master's degree in pedagogy and a doctorate in philology. \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length selection of his poetry to appear in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlana Marie Levinson-LaBrosse\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, translator, and co-director of Kashkul, a research, translation, and arts collaborative. She has lived and worked in Iraq since 2011, during which time she has dedicated herself to bringing Kurdish poets to English-speaking audiences, including Kajal Ahmad's \u003ci\u003eHandful of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems, translations, and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eModern Poetry in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sewanee Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 385\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53700021911859,"sku":"9781944700805","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/PPVPfOR0R09781944700805.webp?v=1784763433","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/dictionary-of-midnight-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}