Marginal Notes on the Book of Defeat

Name: Marginal Notes on the Book of Defeat
Author: Nizar Qabbani

by Nizar Qabbani

Political and philosophical poetry addressing Arab nationalism and defeat

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Nizar Qabbani

Syrian poet whose sensuous, provocative verse celebrating women and condemning Arab political defeat made him the most popular poet in the Arab world. His poem 'Bread, Hashish and Moon' caused a political scandal.

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