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  The Protocols of the Elders of Sodom: And Other Essays (Hardback) By (author) Tariq Ali

  

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  Short Description for The Protocols of the Elders of SodomPresents essays on the giants of world literature that explore the links between literature, history and politics. This title discusses common themes as well as polarities, impressions and re-readings, contextualizing the text in the political and historical milieu of its creation. It highlights the frustrations and pleasures of world literature.
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  • Publisher: Verso Books
  • Published: 13 July 2009
  • Format: Hardback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Prose: Non-fiction | Literary Essays
  • ISBN 13: 9781844673674 ISBN 10: 1844673677
  • Sales rank: 89,316

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Full description for The Protocols of the Elders of Sodom

• This title provides provocative and witty essays on the giants of world literature by renowned activist and author. 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.