Mirror for the Body of Autumn

It seems that the biography of the poet Ali Ahmad Said Esber is akin to mythological tales. Even the pseudonym «Adonis», chosen in his romantic youth and paving the way to worldwide fame, speaks to this.

Having survived imprisonment and misunderstanding from the authorities and publishers, Adonis found himself at the forefront of the new Arabic poetry. Year after year, this adventurous storyteller and meticulous researcher of Eastern life is predicted to win the Nobel Prize.

Throughout his life, Adonis changed the world around him. Against the backdrop of a fracturing history, he managed to create a new face for Arabic verse.

Now the Syrian seeker of truth has managed to speak in Russian as well.