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

Published by 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. Seller Inventory # 2328APR001

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Protocols of the Elders of Sodom and ...

Publisher: London. Verso/New Left Books

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

These provocative essays explore the links between literature, history and politics, through an examination of the work of Cervantes, Tolstoy, Proust, Musil, Roth, Platonov, Soltzhenitsyn, Grossman, Munif, Rushdie and others. Tariq Ali draws out common themes as well as polarities, and in each case locates the writer and his or her work in the appropriate political and historical context. The title essay is inspired by one of Proust’s lesser-known reflections: if Zionism seeks a biblical homeland for the Jews on the basis of persecution, why not also look for a biblical homeland for gays and lesbians? This collection, showcasing Tariq Ali’s range and polemical verve, will be sure to attract critical attention and a wide readership.

About the Author:

Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics—including Pirates of the Caribbean, Bush in Babylon, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome—as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Review and lives in London.