A Syrian-born poet, critic and essayist, Adonis is one of the most important Arab poets
of our time. He renewed contemporary Arab poetry, influencing a generation of Arab
writers and poets. He works in the border between two cultures, eastern and western,
creating a synthesis between the strong tradition of Arab poetry and Western modern
poetry. He has published more than twenty books. Adonis won the Goethe Prize in
2011 and has been, for several years, one of the strongest candidates for the Nobel
Prize for Literature. The launch of one of his Poetic Anthologies, O Arco-Íris do Instante,
with an introduction, selection and translated by Nuno Júdice, a D. Quixote edition,
will take place at the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival.
Selection of titles:
-- Chants de Mihyar le Damascène (1961, poetry)
-- Le Diwan de la poésie arabe (1964, 3 volumes, essay)
-- Le Fixe et le Mouvant (1975, 3 volumes, essay)
-- Mémoire du vent (Poèmes 1957-1990) (1991, poetry)
-- La Forêt de l’amour en nous (2009, poetry)
-- Prends-moi, chaos, dans tes bras (2015, poetry)
-- Violence et Islam : Entretiens avec Houria Abdelouahed (2015)
-- Jerusalem (2016, poetry)