Date of Birth | 13-March-1941 | |
Place of Birth |
Al-Birwa (Israel) |
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Nationality | Palestinian territories | |
Also know as | Maḥmūd Darwīsh | |
Profession | Writer, Poet | |
Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who won numerous awards for his literary output and was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. In his work, Palestine became a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile. He has been described as incarnating and reflecting "the tradition of the political poet in Islam, the man of action whose action is poetry". |
Awards by Mahmoud Darwish |
Check all the awards nominated and won by Mahmoud Darwish. |
2004 |