Come, Take a Gentle Stab: Selected Poems
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Salim Barakat
Translated by Huda J Fakhreddine and Jayson Iwen
This book presents the first English translations of writing by the Kurdish-Syrian author Salim Barakat, one of the most well-known contemporary writers in Arabic. It features selections of work from different stages of his career, including excerpts from his long poems.
Seagull Books, Rs 499, 104 pages
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