Author(s): Edward W. Said

Politics

Edward Said's final book of essays The essays in From Oslo to Iraq and the Roadmap were written between the end of 2000 and the weeks before his death in 2003. They offer Edward Said's commentary on the deepening crisis in the middle east: pre 9/11, to the bombing of the World Trade Centre through to Afghanistan and the early days of the war in Iraq. This collection is filled with the eloquence, anger and immense humanity for which Said was so loved and admired. Urgent, thought-provoking and troubling, it gives us a valuable perspective on the events of the last few years. "These searing essays refract the reality of terrible tears through a mind with extraordinary understanding, compassion, insight and deep knowledge. They are an invaluable contribution by a remarkable person, in his life and work" - Noam Chomsky About the Author: Edward W. said was born in 1935 in Jerusalem, brought up in Jerusalem and Cairo, and educated in the United States. University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, Said wrote twenty-three books which include the seminal Orientalism, Culture and Impressionism and, most recently, Parallels and Paradoxes, also published by Bloomsbury. He died in September 2003.