Mahmoud Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish (1941–2008) was born in Upper Galilee, Palestine. He fled with his family to Lebanon in 1948 and after returning to the newly formed state of Israel, he began writing poetry. In 1988, he wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence. A River Dies of Thirst: A Journal was published in 2010.
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Fiction | Issue 107
From the Journals of Mahmoud Darwish 1941–2008
Mahmoud Darwish
‘I’m alive even though I feel no pain.’