Introduction

The Bowen Library presents the Middle East fiction adult book club.The target audience are adults from Bowen Library members interested in Middle Eastern countries. All novels are set in the Middle East and have Middle Eastern historical perspectives. The aim is to encourage readers of Middle Eastern fiction books, with Middle East historical perspectives, and introduce adults to a variety of
Middle Eastern novels.



Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Word into art: artists of the modern Middle East


Porter, Venetia. Word into art: artists of the modern Middle East. London: British Museum Press, 2006.

One of the best ways to express politic situation in a determinate moment is across art. The history of the Wold has been study by historiadores and anthropology by means of sculpture, picture, arquitecture etc.  Venetia Porter in this book selects contemporary calligraphers’ works from Middle East and North Africa. Is an interesting pictorial book that show to the people meddle east art beyond of war, violence and terrorism. 

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