ISBN Edward Said book English Paperback 240 pages

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 . Eddy 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.