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Mahmoud Darwish

1941 - 2008

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Mahmoud Darwish (Arabic: مَحمُود دَرْوِيْش, romanized: Maḥmūd Darwīsh; 13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as Palestine's national poet. In 1988 Darwish wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, which was the formal declaration for the creation of a State of Palestine. Darwish won numerous awards for his works. In his poetic works, Darwish explored Palestine as a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmoud Darwish is the 466th most popular writer (down from 363rd in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Israel (down from 60th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Israeli Writer.

Mahmoud Darwish is a Palestinian poet and author. He is most famous for his poems about the Palestinian people's struggle for independence.

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Among writers, Mahmoud Darwish ranks 466 out of 7,302. Before him are Dan Brown, Samuel Butler, Statius, Thomas Bernhard, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Harper Lee. After him are Eugene O'Neill, Alessandro Manzoni, Charles, Duke of Orléans, Erich von Däniken, Tulsidas, and Mo Yan.

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Among people born in 1941, Mahmoud Darwish ranks 30. Before him are Václav Klaus, Faye Dunaway, M. Stanley Whittingham, Julia Kristeva, Fausto Cercignani, and Dick Cheney. After him are Laura Antonelli, Jon Brower Minnoch, Franco Nero, Nick Nolte, Jon Lord, and Tadao Ando. Among people deceased in 2008, Mahmoud Darwish ranks 18. Before him are Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Hua Guofeng, Albert Hofmann, Irena Sendler, Richard Widmark, and Miriam Makeba. After him are Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Sydney Pollack, Jørn Utzon, Richard Wright, Henry Molaison, and Alain Robbe-Grillet.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Mahmoud Darwish ranks 66 out of 466. Before him are James, son of Alphaeus (-10), Abijah of Judah (-1000), Jehoiakim (-634), Rabbi Akiva (50), Berenice (28), and Reuven Rivlin (1939). After him are Manasseh of Judah (-800), Josiah (-648), Edward Said (1935), Annas (-22), Nicodemus (-50), and Zedekiah (-617).

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Among WRITERS In Israel

Among writers born in Israel, Mahmoud Darwish ranks 3. Before him are John the Evangelist (10), and Amos Oz (1939). After him are Edward Said (1935), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), David Grossman (1954), A. B. Yehoshua (1936), Emile Habibi (1922), Justus of Tiberias (35), Ahron Daum (1951), May Ziade (1886), and Etgar Keret (1967).

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