- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd; First Edition edition (1 May 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 190601132X
- ISBN-13: 978-1906011321
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 628,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Arab gays are under siege in societies that want to pretend they don't exist. But a new biography of an Arab artist offers another view."
Newsweek, April 23, 2009
"Ali was a scion of the ancient and decaying aristocracy in Aleppo, Syria, who sometimes styled himself, improbably and ironically, the last descendant of Saladin . ..his was a life of parallel universes. He found in these contrasting worlds ecstasy and inspiration, but also injury, frustration and fear...it s sadly ironic that Ghandour s amicable but unflinching work... should be coming out in Britain now, only weeks after Amnesty International denounced the murder of dozens of homosexuals in what the Bush administrations used to refer to as liberated Iraq." Newsweek, 27 April 2009 --Newsweek, 27 April 2009
"The worlds of Lawrence of Arabia, of Cavafy and of contemporary art come together in this life of Ali al Jabri, the first biography of a modern Arab artist." --Philip Mansel
"This vivid account of the life of the Arab artist Ali Jabri is more than a fascinating biography; it is a history of the Middle East told through the fortunes of a powerful Syrian family." --Helen Kennedy QC
Newsweek, April 23, 2009
"Ali was a scion of the ancient and decaying aristocracy in Aleppo, Syria, who sometimes styled himself, improbably and ironically, the last descendant of Saladin . ..his was a life of parallel universes. He found in these contrasting worlds ecstasy and inspiration, but also injury, frustration and fear...it s sadly ironic that Ghandour s amicable but unflinching work... should be coming out in Britain now, only weeks after Amnesty International denounced the murder of dozens of homosexuals in what the Bush administrations used to refer to as liberated Iraq." Newsweek, 27 April 2009 --Newsweek, 27 April 2009
"The worlds of Lawrence of Arabia, of Cavafy and of contemporary art come together in this life of Ali al Jabri, the first biography of a modern Arab artist." --Philip Mansel
"This vivid account of the life of the Arab artist Ali Jabri is more than a fascinating biography; it is a history of the Middle East told through the fortunes of a powerful Syrian family." --Helen Kennedy QC
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"He straddled his many conflicting worlds - Eastern roots and Western orientation, an aristocratic Syrian pedigree and the hard life he lived..." Interview with the author
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I became interested in Ali Jabri's work after seeing some pieces at the new Manarat Al Sadiyat Gallery in Abu Dhabi, 2009. They were reproductions of pages from his sketchbooks, and captivated me immediately. I found this book on Amazon and immediately ordered it. It was disappointing - I wanted to know about the man's work really, rather than his life and subsequent murder.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Ghandour pieces together a life narrative of Syrian-Jordanian artist Ali al-Jabri, from his diaries, his letters, and interviews with people he knew and met. The narrative is beautifully written, chaotically engaging, as if the narrative of an artist parallels the story of the land he loved but felt exiled into.
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A well-researched and courageous book
30 Sep 2010
"it would always matter to Ali that he was not enough man, not enough
jabri, not enough arab, not enough of anything in Majdeddine and
Hala's eyes; and such a waste it was for him and them, for every time
he tried to inch closer to their vision, he became helplessly
disfigured in his own..."
An extraordinary book written in exquisite prose and imagery. A must read.
jabri, not enough arab, not enough of anything in Majdeddine and
Hala's eyes; and such a waste it was for him and them, for every time
he tried to inch closer to their vision, he became helplessly
disfigured in his own..."
An extraordinary book written in exquisite prose and imagery. A must read.
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