Description
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.
About the Author
Mai Ghoussoub (1952A A A A-2007) Artist, author, playwright and founding director of Saqi, Ghoussoub was born in Lebanon. She moved to London in 1979, during the Lebanese civil war.
Reviews
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).
Book Information
ISBN 9780863566424
Author Mai Ghoussoub
Format Paperback
Page Count 238
Imprint Saqi Books
Publisher Saqi Books
About the Author
Mai Ghoussoub (1952A A A A-2007) Artist, author, playwright and founding director of Saqi, Ghoussoub was born in Lebanon. She moved to London in 1979, during the Lebanese civil war.
Reviews
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).
Book Information
ISBN 9780863566424
Author Mai Ghoussoub
Format Paperback
Page Count 238
Imprint Saqi Books
Publisher Saqi Books
