“The first book that I read was for adults, ‘East of the Mediterranean,’ by the renowned author Abdul Rahman Munif. I read it when I was eight years old.”
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Teaching with Arabic Literature in Translation: Abdelrahman Munif’s ‘Cities of Salt’
“In a course with limited time to discuss reader perspectives and biases, I prefer to focus on the act of translation.”
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In the most recent Qantara, journalist Fakhri Saleh gives the landscape of Saudi literature, arguing that its recent blossoming can be attributed to 9/11. In any case, names you should know:
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