Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
159
Language
English
Published
Oct 15, 1987
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231063571
ISBN-13
9780231063579
Description
Aden, Arabie is the story of a man who attempts to flee bourgeois life in France by seeking exoticism in the Middle East. His trip is a failure; the freedom of travel is exposed as an illusion. This account is based on Nizan's own trip to Arabia and has been resurrected through the efforts of Jean-Paul Sartre. In Aden, Arabie, Nizan came to understand that everywhere-in Arabia as in France-oppressive forces drain us of our humanity.
Genres
Travel