Between Sea and Sahara - An Algerian Journal (Hardcover, 1)

"Between Sea and Sahara" gives us Algeria in the third decade of colonization. Written in the 1850s by the gifted painter and extraordinary writer Eugene Fromentin, the many-faceted work is travelogue, fiction, stylized memoir, and essay on art. Fromentin paints a compelling word picture of Algeria and its people, questioning France's--and his own--role there. He shows French dynamism tending to arrogance, tinged with malaise, as well as the complexity of the Algerians and their canny survival tactics. In his efforts to capture the non-Western world on paper as well as on canvas, Fromentin reveals much about the roots of a colonial relationship that continues to affect the Algeria of today. He also reveals his own development as painter, writer--and human being.
Now available for the first time in English, "Between Sea and Sahara" appeals to today's reader on many levels--as a story of color, romance, and dramatic tension; as an eyewitness account of the colonial experience in Algeria; as a study in trans-genre text, foreshadowing Fromentin's psychological masterpiece, the novel Dominique. And, as Valerie Orlando points out in her introduction, Fromentin opens a window on the ethos informing the fashion of Orientalism that flourished with colonialism.

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2000
First published:	December 1999
Authors:	Eugene Fromentin
Translators:	Blake Robinson
Introduction by:	Valerie K. Orlando
Dimensions:	210 x 146 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
Edition:	1
ISBN-13:	978-0-8214-1272-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General Books > History > African history > General Books > Biography > General Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Promotions
LSN:	0-8214-1272-8
Barcode:	9780821412725

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