{"title":"Literary Collections--Middle Eastern","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"if-i-must-die-poetry-and-prose","title":"If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvelous poetry and deeply human writing about literature, teaching, politics, and family. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe renowned poet and literature professor Refaat Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City alongside his brother, sister, and nephews in December 2023. 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A great way to learn Arabic, the sixty-six stories found in \u003ci\u003eArabic Stories for Language Learners\u003c\/i\u003e present the vocabulary and grammar used every day in Arabic-speaking countries \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pulled from a wide variety of sources that have been edited and simplified for learning purposes, these stories are presented in parallel Arabic and English, facilitating language learning in the classroom and via self-study. 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On the surface this work seems to be a tale of doomed love, but with the turning of each page basic facts become obscure and the reader soon realizes this book is much more than a love story. Although the Blind Owl has been compared to the works of the Kafka, Rilke and Poe, this work defies categorization. Lescot's French translation made the Blind Owl world-famous, while D.P. Costello's English translation made it largely accessible. Sadly, this work has yet to find its way into the English pantheon of Classics. 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