{"product_id":"9781555973711","title":"Without an Alphabet, without a Face: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Iraq will reach the ends of the graveyard.\u003cbr\u003eIt will bury its sons in open country generation after generation,\u003cbr\u003eand it will forgive its despot...\u003cbr\u003eIt will not be the Iraq that once held the name.—from \"A Vision\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving his life in exile—a series of forced departures from numerous countries—Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef also writes outside the long-standing forms of traditional Arabic poetry. In the words of Salma Khadra, a critic of Arabic poetry, \"Youssef's poetry abounds with the sights, smells, colors, and movement of life around him, depicting scenes of great familiarity and intimacy. This is a great achievement in the face of the rage and fury and technical complexities of much of the other poetry written by his contemporaries.\" Beautifully translated by Khaled Mattawa, Graywolf is proud to present \u003ci\u003eWithout an Alphabet, Without a Face\u003c\/i\u003e to the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055910371568,"sku":"9781555973711","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555973711_p0.jpg?v=1763760633","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555973711","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}