Tombeau of Ibn Arabi and White Traverses

by Abdelwahab Meddeb

Book Overview

Abdelwahab Meddeb crosses boundaries in unusual and important ways. Born in Tunis, he is now a French national. In his academic and literary work, he is concerned with the roots and history of Islam and with crossings, like his own, between Islam and Europe. He is an author of extraordinarily beautiful French; this is the first book to represent this lyrical aspect of his work in English translation. White Traverses is a poetic memoir about growing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823231151
• ISBN13: 9780823231157
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.4"