The Observatories Jewel

In this unusual book, the great poet Qassim Haddad draws literary portraits of famous cultural figures he interacted with in his literary and personal lives, whether figures from the Arab world or the rest of the world. He introduces them to us from his vantage point and through his interactions with them from reflections, travels, and encounters., We get to know Qassim Haddad as much as we get to know others. He mourns Darwish, intensifies the mystery of Salim Barakat, explains Naguib Mahfouz, sits with Al-Mutanabbi, holds hands with Ghada al-Samman, and waits for Mayakovsky for a long time.