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This book presents Adonis, the poet Ali Ahmad Said Esber, to readers in Russian. It traces a life marked by prison and conflict with those in power. His story draws comparisons with myth, from his youth to his chosen pen name.

The biographical account places him at the forefront of new Arab poetry. It links his work to his study of life in the East. Amid deep breaks in history, he helped reshape Arabic verse. The account also notes the repeated predictions that he would win the Nobel Prize.