In the Presence of Absence leather bound classics After years of hiding from

After years of hiding from the law while penning macabre “last confessions” of the recently hanged

often as a means of survival

Cadvan now lives in exile

Indispensable for anyone interested in the current crisis in the Middle East

The Daily Beast

In the Presence of Absence leather bound classics After years of hiding fromAuthor Contributor(s): Darwish, Mahmoud; Antoon, Sinan Publisher: Archipelago Date: 11 4 2011 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW Winner of the 2012 National Translation Award What Sinan [Antoon] has done with In the Presence of Absence is a kind of miraculous work of dedication and love. Reading this volume is sheer enjoyment and sublimity. Saadi Yousef There are two maps of Palestine that politicians will never manage to forfeit: the one kept in the