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Iman Mersal

Born

in Mansoura, Egypt

January 01, 1966

Genre

Poetry

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Iman Mersal is the author of four books of poems in Arabic: Ittisafat (Characterisations), 1990; Mamarr Mu‘tim Yasluh li Ta‘allum al-Raqs (A Dark Alley Suitable for Dance Lessons), 1995; al-Mashy Atwal Waqt Mumkin (Walking As Long As Possible), 1997; and Jughrafia Badila (Alternative Geography), 2006.

Mersal was born in 1966 in Mansoura, Egypt. She was an editor for the cultural and literary reviews Bint al-Ard and Adab wa Naqd in Egypt for several years before leaving for North America.

Mersal relocated to Boston, Massachussetts, USA in 1998 and from there to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where she now resides with her husband, the ethnomusicologist Michael Frishkopf, and their two sons. She works as assistant professor of Arabic literature at ...more

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	كيف تلتئم: عن الأمومة وأشباحها by Iman Mersal, إيمان مرسال (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 3,174 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	في أثر عنايات الزيات by Iman Mersal, إيمان مرسال (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 2,371 ratings — published 2019 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	حتى أتخلى عن فكرة البيوت by Iman Mersal, إيمان مرسال (Goodreads Author) 3.24 avg rating — 1,498 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ممر معتم يصلح لتعلم الرقص by Iman Mersal, إيمان مرسال (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 934 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	المشي أطول وقت ممكن by Iman Mersal, إيمان مرسال (Goodreads Author) 3.16 avg rating — 409 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ممر معتم يصلح لتعلم الرقص والمشي أطول وقت ممكن by Iman Mersal, إيمان مرسال (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 208 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	جغرافيا بديلة by Iman Mersal, إيمان مرسال (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Threshold: Poems by Iman Mersal, Robyn Creswell (Translator) 4.21 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These are not Oranges, My Love 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archives & Crimes by Iman Mersal, Robin Moger (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The thread of the story fell to the ground, so I went down on my hands and knees to hunt for it." –”
― Iman Mersal

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“هذا المراهق، جعله الجيش رجلا;
بطاقته الشخصية في جيب الأفارول المموه
وبدلا من التدخين بين كركايب الخزين، حيث العفاريت وعقاب الأب،
الصحراء كلها أمامه وخلفه.
لقد سلموه بيادة ليدوس بها على الماضي، فتسربت الطفولة مثل قطرة ماء من خرم في حذائه القديم، وزاد طوله سنتيمترين بالتمام.
كُريك تحت إبطه، وسيجتهد لحفر خندق لن يجد وقتا ليختبئ فيه.
لا أعرف من الذي كان خلف الكاميرا لأشكره، لكنها وصلت إلي بيت أمه، والحمد لله.
مع ساعة اليد والبطاقة، والجثة.”
― إيمان مرسال Author profile حتى أتخلى عن فكرة البيوت

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“لم نعُد نخاف من عذاب القبر
ولا من الدّفن في أرضٍ غريبة.
ماتت السيدات الطيّبات
اللواتي حذرْننا من غشاء البكارة
وسوء السُّمعة.
نحن المراهقون، الغاضبون، أبطال الكوابيس،
أخذنا أخيراً سَمت رموز العائلة،
بنظارات يحتاجها حسيرو النظر،
ومسكّنات عليْنا بلْعها في مُنتصف الليل.
هنا،
مثل جنودٍ ظنوا أنهم استعادوا كرامتهم
لحظة هروب الملك.
فرادى أصبحنا، وكتيبة أيضاً
أمام منجلٍ يوشك أن يحصدَنا.
كبرنا فجأة،
ولم نكن نعرف أن هذا ما يحدث
عندما تتحقق أحلامنا.”
― إيمان مرسال Author profile

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