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Article: An Arab surrealist.(Identite Inachevee; Toucher la Lumiere; If Only the Sea Could Sleep)(Book Review)
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- January 3, 2005
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IDENTITE INACHEVEE. By Adonis. Editions du Rocher. 84 pp. 11.50 Euros.
TOUCHER LA LUMIERE. By Adonis. Edited and translated by Anne Wade Minkowski. Imprimerie Nationale. 212 pp. Paper 25 Euros.
IF ONLY THE SEA COULD SLEEP: Love Poems. By Adonis. Translated by Kamal Boullata, Susan Einbinder and Mirene Ghossein. Green Integer. 156 pp. $11.95.
The Springs of Adonis (now also known as the River Ibrahim) run through the Byblos region of Lebanon down through steep gorges to the Mediterranean. Iron ore deposits stain its waters red at times of flood. The cult of Adonis used to be celebrated in a temple close by. The beautiful youth Adonis, who was ...