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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.

Contemporary Poetry From Iraq by Bushra Al-Bustani: A Facing Page Translation
2009 0-7734-4912-4
A 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.