Without an Alphabet, Without a Face

For the first time, the powerful and influential work of this major contemporary Arab poet, from Basra, Iraq, is available in English translation. A must for all poetry lovers, it was winner of the 2003 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation and named One of the Top 25 Books of 2002 by the New York Public Library.

Author: 
Youssef, Saadi
Title: 
Without an Alphabet, Without a Face
Publisher: 
Graywolf Press
Place of Publication: 
Iraq
Date: 
2002
Subject Area: 
Poetry
Original Language: 
Arabic
Translator: 
Khaled Mattawa
ISBN: 
1-55597-371-X
Description: 

For the first time, the powerful and influential work of this major contemporary Arab poet, from Basra, Iraq, is available in English translation. A must for all poetry lovers, it was winner of the 2003 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation and named One of the Top 25 Books of 2002 by the New York Public Library.