Out of Place: A Memoir
 

Out of Place: A Memoir (Vintage)

by Edward W. Said

Edward Said is one of the most celebrated cultural critics of the postwar world. Of his many books of literary, political, and philosophical criticism, Orientalism--a brilliant analysis of how Europe came to dominate the Orient through the creation of the myth of the exotic East--and the monumental Culture and Imperialism are the best known. His books have redefined readers' understanding of... (read more)

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nahoul
  • Rated 5 stars

I've just finished reading Edward Said's autobiography Out of Place. Any book or article by the late Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, is a excellent source of enlightenment in many fields but especially so (at least for me) in the fields of Politics & Literature. (I am afraid his knowledge of classical music is way out of my league. Or maybe my knowledge of Pop music is way out of his!!)

Out of Place is Said's reflection on his earlier life were...

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adnan
  • Rated 1 stars

Focuses entirely on Edward's childhood and omits entirely his university years and subsequent career, which are obviously the highlights of his life.

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  • Sarah O

    sarah o said:

    I was looking farward to read this. However, it did start really interesting ; that is the parts where Edward was talking about his childhood, But then in the after years alot of details had been missed & many of what I was looking farward to know was not at all mentioned.

    posted Monday, May 26 2008
  • fadwa q

    fadwa q said:

    For some reason I could not finish reading it! I was looking forward to it, but I think he was not meant for this kind of writing. Anyone agrees?

    posted Sunday, January 6 2008
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