The Fortieth Day
Kazim Ali$14.45
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From the Bible to the Quaraan, the fortieth day symbolizes the last moment before deliverance, a moment in time when a supplicant or prophet or stormbeaten passenger knows there is no state "after," but finally accepts the present state as a permanent one.
In The Fortieth Day, Kazim Ali follows the fractured narratives and moving lyrics of his debut collection, The Far Mosque, with a deeply spiritual and meditative book exploring the rhetoric of prayer.
Kazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom and raised in an Islamic household. He holds degrees from the University at Albany and New York University. He lives in Oberlin, Ohio.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: BOA Editions
Published: 05/01/2008
ISBN: 9781934414040
Pages: 78
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.35w x 0.25d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/17/2008 pg. 49
Library Journal 06/01/2008 pg. 100
Foreword 04/14/2008