Orietalism by Edward Said

i know him at the first time when i got lecturing in first or second semester oh i am sorry i forget, but  i remember, i know him when i was studying about literary theories that is presented by Prof.Bukdi, a professor from UGM, wow i like his performance.
Edward said is the first literary pioneer that i like, i know him when my lecturer explained about the post colonial theories, in one part of it he explained about orientalism, i surprised when he explained about one of pioneer. he is Edward Said's thinking. wow a western people but he think about Eastern, he think about palestine, about the peaceful at there, he saw eastern from western perspective