Memory for Forgetfulness
August, Beirut, 1982 (Literature of the Middle East)
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Word Count
45,500 words, Guess
Page Count
182 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
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- Internet Archivememoryforforgetf1982darw
- ISBN-100520087682
- ISBN-139780520087682
- Goodreads142583
- Open LibraryOL7709954M
Description
One of the Arab world's greatest poets uses the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the shelling of Beirut as the setting for this sequence of prose poems. Mahmoud Darwish vividly recreates the sights and sounds of a city under terrible siege. As fighter jets scream overhead, he explores the war-ravaged streets of Beirut on August 6th (Hiroshima Day). Memory for Forgetfulness (original Arabic title: ذاكرة للنسيان) is an extended reflection on the invasion and its political and historical dimensions. It is also a journey into personal and collective memory. What is the meaning of exile? What is the role of the writer in time of war? What is the relationship of writing (memory) to history (forgetfulness)? In raising these questions, Darwish implicitly connects writing, homeland, meaning, and resistance in an ironic, condensed work that combines wit with rage.
First Sentence
Out of one dream, another dream is born: -Are you well?
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