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Tag Archives: Naguib Mahfouz
Can’t You Read English?
In October 1988 Naguib Mahfouz, an Egyptian writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature. When I first heard the news I was ecstatic. “Finally. I told my husband. Now the rest of the world will know him and read his … Continue reading
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Reality or Simply a Mirage?
I read with interest the article, CNN ‘beirut 39′ about the future of writers from the Arab world, and how according to Bill Swanson of Bloomsbury Publishing, within the next 5 to 10 years there is going to be an … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Arab world, Arabic literature, Bill Swanson, Bloomsbury, book, bqtp, chichikir, CNN, disappointment, discontent, editor, Edward Nawotka, Edward Said, Egypt, fiction, Khalil Gibran, literature, Mahmoud Darwish, media, Middle East, Naguib Mahfouz, Nizar Kabbani, Nobel prize, publisher, Publishing Perspectives, Qatar, writer
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