Representations of the Intellectual

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Are intellectuals merely the servants of special interests or do they have a larger responsibility? In these wide-ranging essays, one of our most brilliant and fiercely independent public thinkers addresses this question with extraordinary eloquence. Said sees the intellectual as an exile and amateur whose role it is 'to speak the truth to power' even at the risk of ostracism or imprisonment. Drawing on the examples of Jonathan Swift and Theodor Adorno, Robert Oppenheimer and Henry Kissinger, Vietnam and the Gulf War, Said explores the implications of this idea and shows what happens when intellectuals succumb to the lures of money, power, or specialization.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781804272244
Published: January 2026

Number of pages: 120
Width: 125 mm
Height: 197 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions