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Inspired by tombstones and their inscriptions, Mak Dizdar's rich and haunting poems in "Stone Sleeper", his most famous work, are a journey into the mysterious heart of medieval Bosnia. The poems form a three-way dialogue between the modern poet, the Christian heretics awaiting Judgement Day beneath their enigmatically-carved tombstones, and the heretic-hunters. Beneath the local and temporal, Dizdar explores universal issues: the value of resistance, though it might be futile; of faith, though it might be illusory; and, of life, though it ends in death. Francis R Jones' inventive and beautiful translations convey his deep understanding of Dizdar's purpose. In addition a penetrating analysis of "Stone Sleeper"'s historical, religious and spiritual background is given by the distinguished scholar Rusmir Mahmutaehajia, whose book "Across the Water: On the Poetry of Mak Dizdar" is published by Fordham University Press.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Poetry Poetry by individual poets

• Full title: Stone Sleeper
• Author: Mak Dizdar
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• EAN: 9780856463976
• ISBN: 0856463973
• ID: 04741167
• Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
• Weight: 208 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 139 × 13 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. November 2009

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