In this late book by Edward Said, the final works of artists and writers become the site of a distinctive reading that has little to do with calm wisdom or reconciliation with the world. For Said, “late style” can be harsher, more dissonant, and more stubborn, as shown in his reflections on Beethoven, Adorno, Jean Genet, C. P. Cavafy, and others. Fawwaz Traboulsi’s Arabic translation makes available one of Said’s most subtle books on music, literature, time, and the unresolved force of endings.
On Late Style: Music and Literature Against the Grain
عن الأسلوب المتأخر: موسيقى وأدب عكس التيار