In the serene land
The Butterfly's Burden by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Fady Joudah 344pp, Bloodaxe, 12 "It is tempting to describe Mahmoud Darwish's writing life through geography and history," opens the translator's preface to this remarkable book, which assembles the first three volumes Darwish published on his return to Ramallah after a 26-year exile. Yet to do so,