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Blindfold
John Mikhail Asfour
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Description for Blindfold
Paperback. "How is it possible to represent what is not seen?" This question pushes art history into collaboration with other disciplines - from philosophy to literature. Series: Hugh Maclennan Poetry Series. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4852 x 3226 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
A sense of exile and belonging dominates the poems, following the journey of a blind man whose life in his new land has been hampered by prejudice and barriers to communication. Exposing the rich and surprising possibilities of a life that has undergone a frightening transformation, Blindfold relates feelings of loss, displacement, and disorientation experienced not only by the disabled but by everyone who finds themselves separated from the norm. Silver Threads He recalls the absence of sound, the impossible silence the disappearance of light. He is only aware of the movement of his mother's hand inside her ... Read more
A sense of exile and belonging dominates the poems, following the journey of a blind man whose life in his new land has been hampered by prejudice and barriers to communication. Exposing the rich and surprising possibilities of a life that has undergone a frightening transformation, Blindfold relates feelings of loss, displacement, and disorientation experienced not only by the disabled but by everyone who finds themselves separated from the norm. Silver Threads He recalls the absence of sound, the impossible silence the disappearance of light. He is only aware of the movement of his mother's hand inside her ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
Series
Hugh Maclennan Poetry Series
Number of Pages
106
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773538474
SKU
V9780773538474
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About John Mikhail Asfour
John Mikhail Asfour is a translator and former professor of literature. The editor of the landmark anthology When the Words Burn: An Anthology of Modern Arabic Poetry, he has written four previous books of poems.
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