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A European novelist explores the meaning of identity, trying generally to expose the strictures that lead various groups to commit violence in their name, be it religious, ethnic, or personal. Specifically, he addresses the ideologies and identity of Islamic fundamentalists.
Size
Length:
164 pages
Height:
8.8 in.
Width:
5.5 in.
Thickness:
1.0 in.
Weight:
11.2 oz.
Industry reviews
"A convincing thesis from a wise and civilized voice." Kirkus Reviews (07/15/2001)
"This striking and pungent polemic, mostly as wise as it is brief, is so searingly pertinent...." Los Angeles Times - Todd Gitlin (09/23/2001)
"...a rare voice of sanity in this murderous discord." New York Review of Books - Ian Buruma (04/11/2002)
"I don't think that Maalouf has here come to grips with human impulses toward destruction, cruelty and envy or people's bottomless capacity to feel wounded. But, strangely, I don't think this detracts from the book. The genre is not that of a comprehensive argument but of a conversation happened upon in a café. (It should be read either with an espresso or a short, narrow tumbler of vin rouge.) When one is engaged with a thoughtful, humane and passionate interlocutor, the feeling that he has overlooked this or that important point is part of the feeling of being in a real conversation." New York Times Book Review - Jonathan Lear (11/25/2001)
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