For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live (Theodor Adorno). The Jewish writer Edmond Jabes, born in Cairo in 1912, wrote explicitly from the perspective of exile once he arrived in France after the Suez crisis. However, Jaron argues, exile was a predominant theme even before Jabes left Egypt.
He brings to light the author's associations with other francophone writers in Egypt, especially those affiliated with the Surrealists, but shows that metropolitan France exerted a greater pull. Drawing on unpublished archival and rare printed sources, Jaron examines how Jabes opposed anti-Semitism during the 1930s, and later placed the Shoah at the heart of his acclaimed "Livres des Questions" (1963-73).
| ISBN: | 9781900755719 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2002 |
| Author: | Steven Jaron |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 189 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: poetry and poets The Holocaust |
For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live (Theodor Adorno). The Jewish writer Edmond Jabes, born in Cairo in 1912, wrote explicitly from the perspective of exile once he arrived in France after the Suez crisis.
Edmond Jabès features in the following genres: Literary studies: poetry and poets, The Holocaust
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Edmond Jabès was written by Steven Jaron and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Edmond Jabès has 189 pages
£65.69, reduced from £72.99. Not Available.