The Protocols of the Elders of Sodom and Other Essays. First Printing. Signed by the Author. NEW

Tariq Ali

ISBN 10: 1844673677 / ISBN 13: 9781844673674

Edité par London. Verso/New Left Books, 2009

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London. Verso/New Left Books. 2009. Hard Cover. First Edition/First Printing (full number line including 1 to copyright page). Pott 4to 8" x 6¼ " [20cm x 10cm] approx. 284 pp. Burgundy boards with gilt titles to the spine. Dust jacket artwork shows 'An Elder of Sodom' by Sohail c.1970. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper, dated Edinburgh 2009. Book and jacket are as new. Written over the last four decades, these provocative essays and diary entries explore the links between literature, history and politics. Training a critical, imaginative and occasionally a satirical eye on the works of varied writers including Cervantes, Tolstoy, Proust, Joyce, Musil, Roth, Powell, Platonov, Solzhenitsyn, Grossman, Munif, Goytisolo and Rushdie Ali discusses common themes as well as polarities, first impressions and re-readings, always seeking to contextualize the text in the political and historical milieu of its creation. I.

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• Titre: The Protocols of the Elders of Sodom and Other Essays. First Printing. Signed by the Author. NEW
• Éditeur: London. Verso/New Left Books
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1844673677
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781844673674
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New
• Signé: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Written over the last four decades, these provocative essays and diary entries explore the links between literature, history and politics. Training a critical, imaginative and occasionally a satirical eye on the works of varied writers including Cervantes, Tolstoy, Proust, Joyce, Musil, Roth, Powell, Platonov, Solzhenitsyn, Grossman, Munif, Goytisolo and Rushdie Ali discusses common themes as well as polarities, first impressions and re-readings, always seeking to contextualize the text in the political and historical milieu of its creation. Inviting the reader to share in the frustrations and pleasures of world literature and showcasing Ali s range and polemical verve, this collection will be sure to attract critical attention and a wide readership.

À propos de l?auteur

TARIQ ALI is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics, as well as scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Review and lives in London.