al-Bustani, Bushra
Bushra Al-Bustani is Professor of Arabic at the University of Mosul. She earned her Ph.D. in Arabic Language and Literature from the same academic institution.
2009 0-7734-4912-4A scholarly translation of a poem expressing the intensity and immediacy of grief. At a time when the portrayal of Iraq, its people, and the Arabic language is monolithic, al-Bustani’s Andalusian work illuminates the complexity, diversity, and humanity of Iraq as well as Arabic.