2010 Best Translated Book Award: al-Ghitani on Longlist
One Arabic novel (in English) makes the 2010 Best Translated Book Award list from “Three Percent” and Open Letter Books. It’s The Zafarani Files by Gamal al-Ghitani, which was translated by Farouk Abdel Wahab and published by AUC Press.
Although I admired The Pyramid Texts (translated by Humphrey Davies) quite a bit, and I’ve enjoyed many of al-Ghitani’s short stories, I’m afraid I have not delved more than a few pages into The Zafarani Files. So much to read! So little…time.
A critical review on Gently Read.
The glowing review from Three Percent.
January 11, 2010 @ 12:47 pm
There are also two other not-so-teeny-tiny reviews
1- The Independent UK
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/life-is-more-beautiful-than-paradise-by-khaled-alberry-trans-humphrey-davies-1854571.html
2- The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marina-cantacuzino/the-easy-path-to-islamic_b_417335.html
January 11, 2010 @ 12:49 pm
1-http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/life-is-more-beautiful-than-paradise-by-khaled-alberry-trans-humphrey-davies-1854571.html
2- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marina-cantacuzino/the-easy-path-to-islamic_b_417335.html