Background
Wolfe, Michael Bramson was born on April 3, 1945 in Cincinnati. Son of David Bramson and Violet Fosdick Wolfe.
( This updated and expanded edition of One Thousand Roads...)
This updated and expanded edition of One Thousand Roads to Mecca collects significant works by observant travel writers from the East and West over the last ten centuries—including two new contemporary narratives—creating a comprehensive, multifaceted literary portrait of the enduring tradition. Since its inception in the seventh century, the pilgrimage to Mecca has been the central theme in a large body of Islamic travel literature. Beginning with the European Renaissance, it has also been the subject for a handful of adventurous writers from the West who, through conversion or connivance, managed to slip inside the walls of a city forbidden to non-Muslims. These very different literary traditions form distinct impressions of a spirited conversation in which Mecca is the common destination and Islam the common subject of inquiry. Featured writers include Ibn Battuta, J.L. Burckhardt, Sir Richard Burton, the Begum of Bhopal, John Keene, Winifred Stegar, Muhammad Asad, Lady Evelyn Cobbald, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, and Malcolm X. One Thousand Roads to Mecca is a historically, geographically, and ethnically diverse collection of travel writing that adds substantially to the literature of Islam and the West.
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Wolfe, Michael Bramson was born on April 3, 1945 in Cincinnati. Son of David Bramson and Violet Fosdick Wolfe.
Bachelor cum laude and phi beta kappa, Wesleyan University, 1968.
Instructor Phillips Exeter Academy, 1968, Phillips Andover Academy, Massachusetts, 1968—1969, California State Summer School Arts, 1992—1993, University California, Santa Cruz, 1994—1995. Traveling poet scholarship Amy Lowell Foundation, Boston, 1970—1973. Businessman Self Employed, California, 1974—1998.
Bookstore proprietor, 1975—1978. Owner Fastback Bindery, 1979—1982. Public Tombouctou Books, Bolinas, California, 1976—1988.
President Unity Productions Foundation, Santa Cruz, since 1999. Columnist Beliefnet.com, New York City, 1999—2005. Co-director MOST Resource, since 2008.
( This updated and expanded edition of One Thousand Roads...)
(Early poems from small press poet and current day travele...)
Resident MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire, 1968. Member of Authors Guild.
Married Cathian Summa Wolfe, April 1, 1989.