Figuring the East

Figuring the EastExamines the ambiguous constructions of the Orient in the works of four major twentieth century French writers. The four authors treated here Victor Segalen, Andr Malraux, Marguerite Duras, and Roland Barthes each experienced at one point in his or her life a deep dissatisfaction with modern European values, followed by a turn toward the East. However, due to different class, gender, and personal backgrounds, they each entertained diverse and complex

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It will be the standard work on the question of national boundaries in south-eastern Arabia for all who have an interest in the Gulf Arab states