Best Arabic Writing (Newly Available in English) of 2010
The print media is rife with the “best books of 2009,” and I’m sure we’ll soon see countdowns of dozens of other things (“top news stories,” “best frauds perpetrated by […]
On Translation
MLA Translation Award Will Go to Haydar, Beard for Translation of Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said)
The MLA apparently will present a major translation award to Dr. Michael Beard (University of North Dakota) and Adnan Haydar (University of Arkansas) for their transation of Adonis’s Mihyar of […]
Arab Lit in English: A Little or a Lot?
In a forthcoming interview, translator Humphrey Davies disagrees with assertions that Arab literature is under-translated. He says he wishes that someone would make a list, because “there’s a lot more […]
Protected: Robin Moger on Translation: ‘Everything Can and Should Be Attempted’
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