TY - BOOK AU - Said,Edward W AU - Viswanathan,Gauri TI - Power, politics, and culture : interviews with Edward W. Said SN - 9780307427304 U1 - 956 S132P 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - New York : PB - Vintage Books KW - Politics and culture N2 - Edward Said has long been considered one of the world's most compelling public intellectuals, taking on a remarkable array of topics with his many publications. But no single book has encompassed the vast scope of his stimulating erudition quite like Power, Politics, and Culture, a collection of interviews from the last three decades. In these twenty-eight interviews, Said addresses everything from Palestine to Pavarotti, from his nomadic upbringing under colonial rule to his politically active and often controversial adulthood, and reflects on Austen, Beckett, Conrad, Naipaul, Mahfouz, and Rushdie, as well as on fellow critics Bloom, Derrida, and Foucault. The passion Said feels for literature, music, history, and politics is powerfully conveyed in this indispensable complement to his prolific life's work. From the Trade Paperback edition. ER -