Robert Irwin (1) (1946–)
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Robert Irwin is senior research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. His many books include Dangerous Knowledge: Orientalism and Its Discontents and Memoirs of a Dervish: Sufis, Mystics, and the Sixties. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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Tales of the Wandering Jew: A Collection of Contemporary and Classic Stories (European Literary Fantasy Anthologies) (1991) — Avustaja — 25 kappaletta
The Arabian Nights and Orientalism: Perspectives from East and West (2006) — Johdanto — 10 kappaletta
Byzantines, Latins, and Turks in the Eastern Mediterranean World after 1150 (2012) — Avustaja — 8 kappaletta
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Yleistieto
- Kanoninen nimi
- Irwin, Robert
- Virallinen nimi
- Irwin, Robert Graham
- Syntymäaika
- 1946-08-23
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- UK
- Maa (karttaa varten)
- England, UK
- Syntymäpaikka
- Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
- Asuinpaikat
- London, England, UK
- Koulutus
- Oxford University (BA|1967 - Epsom College)
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London - Ammatit
- editor
novelist
professor
arabist - Organisaatiot
- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
University of St Andrews
Times Literary Supplement - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (2001)
Fellow, Society of Antiquaries of London (1989)
Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society - Lyhyt elämäkerta
- Robert Irwin was born in 1946. He was educated at Epsom College and won a major scholarship to Oxford. After a lectureship at St Andrews he became a house-husband and writer, and has continued to produce both fiction and academic work. He is a widely acknowledged expert on The Arabian Nights. His first novel was the celebrated cult book, The Arabian Nightmare (1983), followed by The Limits of Vision (1986), The Mysteries of Algiers (1988), Exquisite Corpse (1995) and Prayer-Cushions of the Flesh (1997). Satan Wants Me, a novel of the occult set in Sixties Britain, is published by Dedalus. His non-fiction includes The Arabian Nights: A Companion (1994) and Islamic Art (1997); his anthology of classical Arabic literature is published by Penguin.
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