Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Arabic Booker Prize
There is some great literature coming out of the Arab nations. Unfortunately, much of the rest of the world is completely unaware of any of it beyond a couple superstars such as Nagib Mahfouz, if they even know him.
This year's short list for the Arabic equivalent of the Booker Prize has been named:
Hunger by Mohammad Al Bisatie -- a novel that focuses on the day to day life of the starving
The Unfaithful Translator by Fawwaz Haddad -- the story of a translator who is suspected of treason because of dissident views
The American Granddaughter by Inaam Kachachi -- the story of an American woman who returns to her roots as a translator for the American army
Time of White Horses by Ibrahim Nasrallah -- an epic novel tracing three generations of Palestinians living in a small village from Ottoman times to the present
The Scents of Marie-Claire by Al-Habib Al-Salmi -- A love story about the relationship of an Arab man and a Western womam
Beelzebub by Yusuf Zaydan -- set in the 5th century, this novel looks at Rome's adoption of Christianity
For more info on the prize, go here ¶ 10:56 AM
This year's short list for the Arabic equivalent of the Booker Prize has been named:
Hunger by Mohammad Al Bisatie -- a novel that focuses on the day to day life of the starving
The Unfaithful Translator by Fawwaz Haddad -- the story of a translator who is suspected of treason because of dissident views
The American Granddaughter by Inaam Kachachi -- the story of an American woman who returns to her roots as a translator for the American army
Time of White Horses by Ibrahim Nasrallah -- an epic novel tracing three generations of Palestinians living in a small village from Ottoman times to the present
The Scents of Marie-Claire by Al-Habib Al-Salmi -- A love story about the relationship of an Arab man and a Western womam
Beelzebub by Yusuf Zaydan -- set in the 5th century, this novel looks at Rome's adoption of Christianity
For more info on the prize, go here ¶ 10:56 AM
