A review by laydownyoursoul
Victims of a Map: A Bilingual Anthology of Arabic Poetry by Adonis, Mahmoud Darwish, Samih Al-Qasim

5.0

Incredible. In particular, this was the first time I really sat down and read this much of Adonis' work, and his poems are a revelation. Get him his Nobel prize already! Masterful work from all three authors, who work really nicely alongside each other, while being very different. The translation was good, although there will always be some wordplay, images and devices that are extremely difficult to translate. Will definitely be reading again. Such an intense, enveloping experience. So many highlighted notes and images to go back to. Look forward to reading more from all of these authors.