About this man called Ali
Subtitle: the purple life of an Arab artist
By: Amal Ghandour
Publisher: Eland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781906011321
Subjects: Artists; Biography
Description: "Ali al Jabri was an Arab artist who was murdered in 2002, a violent and lonely end to a life of passionate creativity and a restless search for identity. Ali was stranded between an English education and a struggle to find relevance in his Arab homeland, caught between his talents, his sexuality and the claims of his distinguished family ... This intimate and candid biography revels in the intricate realities of the Middle East, both past and present."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.