The Consideration Of Change Over The Century

Born In Jerusalem, Wadie Said Went From Being A Dragoman To A Salesman In The United States And Thence To A Hugely Successful Businessman In Egypt.

We All Act As Hinges-fortuitous Links Between Other People.

Getting To Know Someone Else Involves Curiosity About Where They Have Come From, Who They Are.

We Make Choices But Are Constantly Foiled By Happenstance.

The Present Hardly Exists, After All-it Becomes The Past Even As It Happens. A Tricky Medium, Time - And Central To The Concerns Of Fiction.