{"product_id":"nine-alexandrias-paperback","title":"Nine Alexandrias - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSemezdin Mehmedinovcｴ\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmmiel Alcalay\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Bosnian with an introduction by Ammiel Alcalay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing his depiction of Bosnia under siege in the much celebrated \u003cem\u003eSarajevo Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, Semezdin Mehmedinovic  now explores the vast space of his new continent. Mostly written in response to a cross-country journey by train in post 9-11 America, Mehmedinovic 's \u003cem\u003eNine Alexandrias\u003c\/em\u003e provides a poetry of witness and testimony of a very different order. In this nightmarish and exhilarating odyssey, Mehmedinovic 's political acuity is displayed everywhere but barely pronounced. In Washington, D.C., his new home, the graphic and tactile affirmation of life amidst horror depicted so masterfully in \u003cem\u003eSarajevo Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, turns into an eerie silence that permeates both the expanse of the land and the heart of the American empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSemezdin Mehmedinovic  \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in Tuzla, Bosnia in 1960 and is the author of five books. Mehmedinovic  arrived in the U.S. as a political refugee in 1996, and he is currently living in Alexandria, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmmiel Alcalay is a poet, translator, critic and scholar who teaches at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center, where he is the Deputy Chair of the PhD Program in English. His latest work is \u003cem\u003eScrapmetal\u003c\/em\u003e (Factory School, 2006). He is also editor and translator of \u003cem\u003eKeys to the Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, and Semezdin Mehmedinovic's \u003cem\u003eSarajevo Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, both published by City Lights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 61\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 6.38 x 4.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461714788530,"sku":"9780872864238","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1dac8731d21d628cccc03f5acc3d6ced.webp?v=1778953750","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/nine-alexandrias-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}