Breaking Bourgeois Taboos in Cairo: Ihsan Abdel Quddous’s A Nose and Three Eyes, by Gretchen McCullough Book Reviews [email protected] Mon, 10/14/2024 - 14:18 Five or six years ago, I was reading Ihsan Abdel Quddous (1919–1990) with my Arabic teacher and thought of writing an article about him in English, but I found only one translation on Amazon. I was puzzled. Why had one of the best-known Egyptian novelists gone untranslated? Had leftist Egyptian intellectuals steered Arabists away from him, dubbing him an aristocratic right-winger? Had he been unfairly stereotyped as a novelist who wrote only for teenage girls? Or had he simply been unlucky in the quixotic business of English publication? It was unclear. Because so many of Abdel Quddous’s novels have been made into movies, Egyptians know him by heart. (His film scripts sold like hot cakes in Egyptian cinema.) Abdel Quddous—a prominent journalist, prolific novelist, and editor of the well-known cultural magazine Rose Al-Youssef—was a champion of free expression and the rights of women throughout his life. At last receiving their due, two of his novels were recently published by Hoopoe, the imprint of AUC Press: I Do Not Sleep (2021) and A Nose and Three Eyes (2024). Both were translated by Jonathon Smolin. In A Nose and Three Eyes, first published in Arabic in 1963, Abdel Quddous dissects the relationships between men and women in a conservative society, sparing no one,... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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'I think we're starting to recover,' says one of 15 Brazilian publishers who are preparing to travel to next month’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The post Rights Watch: A Brazilian Mission to Italy Eyes Bologna appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Book Ventures (BBV) is looking to invest in start-ups, c.e.o. Rebecka Leffler has told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has acquired a new novel by Marian Keyes called The Break. The book, which will be Keyes’ 13th work of fiction, will publish in the UK and Ireland on 7th September 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams has racked up the best single week of sales ever for a (single) World Book Day title, with Blob (HarperCollins Children's) soaring 449% in volume week on week to shift 103,571 copies, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertisers and publishers could get help from Bitcoin technology.The idea of using blockchain to handle digital ad transactions is starting to seep into the conversation among advertisers, digital publishers and ad tech vendors. Blockchain is the technology behind Bitcoin; it supports the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and creators might soon be able to make more money off their Facebook video content. Facebook is introducing or expanding three types of video ads for both the social network and publishers' websites: in-stream video ads for publisher websites, expanding ad breaks for Facebook Live... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actress, producer, and writer Krysten Ritter is publishing a debut psychological suspense novel, Bonfire, with Hutchinson this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Hawkins reclaims her crown at the top of the Weekly E-Book Ranking chart, while Ann Cleeves' latest Shetlands title Cold Earth moves into second place. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber’s adult publisher Mitzi Angel talks to Benedicte Page about hunting out powerful new voices in order to build on the publisher’s venerable history. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘We’re With You’ by leaders of the Mormon Church broke the top 10 on PW’s Religion Nonfiction bestsellers list in December. Plus, the upcoming film adaptation of ‘The Shack’ boosted sales for two versions of Wm. Paul Young’s novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open letter from writers including David Almond, Michael Rosen and Meg Rosoff calls on publisher to ‘reverse its decision to derecognise unions’Children’s authors David Almond, Michael Rosen and Meg Rosoff are among more than 140 writers, booksellers and librarians who have signed a letter... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legimi cofounder Mikołaj Małaczyński is optimistic that Poland's already growing ebook market could further benefit from lower VAT rates proposed by the EC. The post Polish Ebook Industry Eyes Brussels’ Proposed VAT Reduction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC has joined the growing throng of publishers to embrace vertical video on its mobile apps. And it plans to monetize its international app with vertical video ads. The format, made popular due to Snapchat, is becoming a larger part of other publisher video plans including The Sun, Mail... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobrow children's imprint Flying Eye was named a winner in the 2016 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature awards, presented in Shanghai, China, earlier today (Thursday 17th November). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are failing to take on début Young Adult writers and are instead concentrating on established UK YA writers and US imports, according to some leading figures in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Dylan has broken his silence over winning the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, saying he will attend the ceremony “if possible”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AT&T’s blockbuster bid for Time Warner Inc. might be a boon for investment bankers, lawyers and lobbyists, but it is anyone’s guess whether investors, employees and consumers ultimately would benefit from the combination. Since the $85.4-billion deal was unveiled last weekend, AT&T Chief... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booker bounce is what every publisher dreams of, yet the upfront spend can be considerable. Roger Tagholm investigates how indies balance costs against sales potential. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was an unusually interesting week in digital marketing stats, with some numbers proving to be surprising and others mind-boggling. The following nine data points particularly got our attention. 1. Talk about a ridiculous YouTube win Emirates, the airline from United Arab Emirates, was... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julia Kingsford argues that awarding Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize for Literature is "retrograde". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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