An Arab Melancholia

by Abdellah Taïa

An autobiographical portrait of a gay Arab man, living between cultures, seeking an identity through love and writing.

I had to rediscover who I was. And that's why I left the apartment.... And there I was, right in the heart of the Arab world, a world that never tired of making the same mistakes over and over.... I had no more leniency when it came to the Arab world... None for the Arabs and none for myself. I suddenly saw things...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158435111X
• ISBN13: 9781584351115
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Semiotext(e)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher