Arabic-L:LIT:Short Arabic Novel recommendation (in English)

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Date: 20 Jan 2010
From:David Wilmsen <david.wilmsen at gmail.com>
Subject:Short Arabic Novel recommendation (in English)

I would suggest Siraaj: An Arab Tale by Radwa Ashour, an important contemporary Egyptian novelist, translated by Barbara Romaine (and important translator and teacher of Arabic) and published by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. It is very short, at 83 pages, but quite a complete and compact story, which manages to highlight a little known aspect of Arab history (the Arab trade outposts far down the east African coast), the Urabi revolt in Egypt, Arab complicity in the slave trade, the beginning of European dominance in the Arab world, and a tale from Kalila wa Dimna. All lyrically told.

David Wilmsen, PhD, Arabic language and linguistics
Associate Professor of Arabic
Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages
American University of Beirut

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Date: 20 Jan 2010
From:Zeina Seikaly <seikalyz at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Short Arabic Novel recommendation (in English)

Dear Mimi:

I would suggest Abd al-Rahman Munif's book, ENDINGS. A teacher I know has used it successfully in her high school world literature class. It is about environmental transformation (desertification) and the loss of the "traditional" way of life (among other things). The novel is 152 pages and the translation is by Roger Owen. You can get it at Interlink Books:

http://www.interlinkbooks.com/product_info.php?products_id=1508&osCsid=d1730ffd4f3954a164afa3fec10c2c55

Also, we are publishing a guide for teaching this novel--if you're interested, please write to me directly.

All the best,

Zeina Azzam Seikaly
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University
seikalyz at georgetown.edu

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Date: 20 Jan 2010
From:reem bassiouney <reembassiouney at hotmail.com>
Subject:Short Arabic Novel recommendation (in English)

I would recommend my translated novel The Pistachio Seller.  It has been awarded a prize and it offers an intimate look at the Egyptian society in the last 2 decades.
Here is the link to it:
www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2009/pistachio-seller.html -

Reem Bassiouney

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Date: 20 Jan 2010
From:The Henna Lady <thehennalady at yahoo.com>
Subject:Short Arabic Novel recommendation (in English)

Naguib Mahfouz is the Nobel Prize winner from Egypt whose books have been translated into English.  His work has inspired me to pursue writing.  Many of his works are short stories.  http://fajardo-acosta.com/worldlit/mahfouz/   has a brief biography of Mahfouz works from the early part of his writing career. 

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Date: 20 Jan 2010
From:IBCBOOKS.COM <ibc at ibcbooks.com>
Subject:Short Arabic Novel recommendation (in English)

Mimi - We have a series called Stories from the Arab World - they are
hardcover books 30 pages - a story that has been told by parents to their
children since the days of old for young readers.  Example Titles:  Prince
Jamil and Leila the Fair, Maaroof the Coobler, The Magical Gourd, The
Bearded Man, Judar and his Two Brothers, Three Short Tales, etc.

Just let me know reading level and I will give you titles.

Thanks,
Doris
International Book Centre
248-879-8436
www.ibcbooks.com

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