Arabic Literature

Posted in News & Random Thoughts by mikelowrey on March 3, 2010

Recently I have been trying to find some Arabic literature that has been translated into English that goes beyond the normal One Thousand and One Nights. A quick search and I have stumbled onto this fantastic resource maintained by M. Lynx Qualey which contains an up to date record of Arabic literature that has been translated into English.

http://arablit.wordpress.com/

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mlynxqualey said, on March 4, 2010 at 4:06 am

FYI, best things I’ve read lately:

Sonallah Ibrahim’s /Stealth/, out last month from Aflame Books.
Elias Khoury’s /Yalo/, out 2009 Quercus (I suggest the Humphrey Davies translation)
Elias Khoury’s /White Masks/, out April 2010 from Archipelago

And, for those with an interest in Egypt, it’s not tremendously literary, but great fun: Khaled al-Khamissi’s /Taxi/, out 2008 from Aflame.

Anyhow, that’s what springs to mind.
M.

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Will said, on May 21, 2010 at 1:22 pm

M,

As per your note on the lonely planet website … if you run into your insurance provider can you mail me.

Thanks
Will

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- mikelowrey said, on May 29, 2010 at 7:40 am
  
  Hello,
  
  Sorry for the late reply. I found my insurance provider. I got it off a website called Money Saving Expert! Hope that helps.
  
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