About this Man called Ali- The Purple Life of an Arab artist (Record no. 5901)
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| fixed length control field | 01457nam a2200169Ia 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 5901 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250923s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781906011321 |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | About this Man called Ali- The Purple Life of an Arab artist |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Amal Ghandour |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Eland, London |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 320p; |
| Dimensions | 24x16cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This fascinating, intimate and candid biography reveals the intricate realities of the Middle East. 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 and his insecurities, his sexuality and the claims of his distinguished family. Amal Ghandour s painstakingly researched portrait reaches beyond the angst of a troubled artist to illuminate a whole people and a lost era. The author reveals the lasting effects of colonial attitudes, and how the twin brutalities of the Arab world Islamic fundamentalism and nationalistic military regimes have waged war against the cultural and political possibilites of the region. Ali refused to remain an Arab expatriate, an exile in the gilded drawing rooms of Manhattan, Paris and London, and for this he paid with his life |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | N8350-8356 Art as a profession. Artists |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | AlJabri, Ali |
| 9 (RLIN) | 8326 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Visual Arts | SAF Reference Library | SAF Reference Library | N8350-8356 100.087 | 5901 | 09/23/2025 | 09/23/2025 | Book |