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Mahmoud Darwish

13 Mar, 1941 in Al-Birwa, Mandatory Palestine

Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for his works. Darwish used Palestine as a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile.

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Mahmoud Darwichمَحمُود دَرْوِيْشמחמוד דרווישマフムード・ダルウィーシュ马哈茂德·达尔维什महमूद दरविश