num_pages: 182
description: A dialogue on the role of biography and the interpretation of self-narrative in the Middle East. The dearth of intimate source materials, the discrepancy between public and private personae of Muslim intellectuals and the sense of propriety challenge this genre.
language: English
title: Middle Eastern Lives: The Practice of Biography and Self-Narrative
titlecomplete: Middle Eastern Lives: The Practice of Biography and Self-Narrative (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Syracuse University Press