Justin Marozzi

Edward Said — a lonely prophet of doom

Timothy Brennan describes how the great polemicist, isolated and disillusioned with Palestinian politics, turned to music for consolation

A vain man, with much to be vain about: Edward Said, photographed in Paris in 1996. Credit: Getty Images 
issue 13 March 2021

  • Places of the Mind: A Life of Edward Said

    Timothy Brennan

    Bloomsbury, pp. 464, £25

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