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Oct 2006
1h 17m

Mourid Barghouti

LONDON REVIEW BOOKSHOP
About this episode
Although best known in the English-speaking world for his autobiography I Saw Ramallah, Mourid Barghouti has published 14 volumes of poetry. After treating the audience to a reading from his work in both English and (briefly) Arabic, he answered a range of questions from both the audience and Ruth Padel, focusing primarily on the political background to his work.

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