Edward Said

Name: Edward Said
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His Thought as a Novel

By Dominique Eddé

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In Edward Said by Dominique Eddé, the author explores the life and influence of the renowned intellectual, Edward Said. The biography delves into his role as a cultural critic and advocate for Palestinian rights, providing an intimate look into his personal and professional experiences. Eddé examines how Said's ideas shaped contemporary debates on culture, politics, and identity.
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This book may appeal to you if you are fascinated by the complex interplay of culture, politics, and identity explored through the life of a renowned intellectual. You might enjoy the intimate and detailed portrait it offers of the influential thinker, providing insights into his personal and professional life, as well as the impact of his ideas on contemporary thought.

Edward Said

An intimate account of Said's thought

An intimate account of Saïd's thought

Description

In this personal portrait of Edward Saïd, written by a close friend, Dominique Eddé offers a fascinating and fresh presentation of his oeuvre from his earliest writings on Joseph Conrad to his most famous texts, Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism.

Eddé interweaves in her original biography accounts of the genesis and content of Saïd’s work, his intellectual development, and her own reflections and personal recollections of their friendship, which began in 1979 and lasted until Saïd’s death in 2003.

Throughout, she traces the connection between personal history and theoretical options, illuminating the evolution of Saïd’s thinking. Both specialists of Saïd’s work and newcomers will find much to learn in this rich portrait of one of the twentieth century’s most important intellectuals.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788734110

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 August 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Contributors:

Translated by Ros Schwartz
Translated by Trista Selous
Translated by Ros Schwartz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 322g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Dominique Eddé was born in Lebanon and is the author of numerous novels, including Kite (2012), Kamal Jann (2014) as well as The Crime of Jean Genet (2016) and a book of interviews with the psychoanalyst André Green.

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