Toufic, Jalal - The Collected Writings (1991–2024) of a Mortal to Death

The first in a landmark three-volume series gathering the complete writings of an indispensable voice in contemporary thought and aesthetics. Toufic’s hybrid, poetic style resonates in contemporary art, philosophy, film theory, religious studies, and Middle Eastern literature. FEATURES A NEW INTRODUCTION and provides essential context for students, scholars, and new readers. Volume 1 includes newly revised editions of Toufic’s first three books— • Distracted (1991/2003); • Vampires: An Uneasy Essay on the Undead in Film (1993/2003); • Over-Sensitivity (1996/2009) together with the script Jouissance in Postwar Beirut (2014) and the new, The Unreviewed Writings of a Peerless Thinker (2024).