Selected Writings

Mai Ghoussoub author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Saqi Books

Published:11th Feb '08

Should be back in stock very soon

Selected Writings cover

Mai Ghoussoub A A A A - artist, writer and co-founder of Saqi A A A A- commented widely on culture, aesthetics and the Middle East, and published many books in English, Arabic and French. Gathered here is a selection of her finest writings A A A A - on war (in the Middle East and elsewhere), the sexist gaze, censorship, Abu Ghraib, the city, art A A A 's encounter with tragedy A A A A - always laced through with Ghoussoub A A A 's signature humor and an enduring sense of humanity.

Here is a unique portrait of an Arab woman who lived with one foot in the East and one in the West, who embodied cosmopolitanism in its purest sense, and who remained always open-minded and inquisitive. Setting these writings side by side for the first time offers a fascinating glimpse of this A A A 'tour de force in Arab literature and lettersA A A ' (Guardian).

ISBN: 9780863566424

Dimensions: 213mm x 137mm x 18mm

Weight: 310g

238 pages