This is a collection of autobiographical reflections from the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for literature. The author considers the perplexities of existence, including his preoccupations with old age, death and life's transitory nature. A number of passages are devoted to the aphoristic sayings of Sufi literature, a unique contribution of Islam that has influenced much of his work.
- ISBN10 0385408390
- ISBN13 9780385408394
- Publish Date 1 March 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 January 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Imprint Doubleday
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 149
- Language English