(1935–2003), American critic, born in Palestine; full name Edward Wadi Said. He came to public notice with Orientalism (1978), a study of Western attitudes towards Eastern culture. Other notable works: Culture and Imperialism (1993).
Definition of Said, Edward in US English:
Said, Edward
proper nounˈsäid
(1935–2003), US literary theorist, critic, journalist, and Palestinian activist, born in Jerusalem; full name Edward Wadi Said. He is best known for his critique of Western culture's false images of the Arab-Islamic world, which he discussed in Orientalism (1978).