Roger Allen: Translating Arabic and the Art of Translation, by Jonas Elbousty Interviews [email protected] Mon, 10/14/2024 - 14:56 Roger Allen was the first person to obtain a doctorate in modern Arabic literature at the University of Oxford. After obtaining his DPhil, he joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania till his retirement, in June 2011, from his position as the Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics in the School of Arts & Sciences. He also served as professor of Arabic and comparative literature in the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations. He served as president of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (mesa) for the year 2009–10. He is honorary president of the Banipal Trust and subeditor of the Encyclopedia of Islam for modern Arabic literature (3rd ed.). He has contributed to World Literature Today since 1979 (and served on its editorial board for many years), and in 2020 he won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Shaikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding (Qatar). Among his numerous published studies on Arabic literature are The Arabic Novel: An Historical and Critical Introduction (2nd ed. 1995, 2nd Arabic ed. 1998) and The Arabic Literary Heritage (1998), reprinted in abbreviated paperback form in 2000 as Introduction to Arabic Literature (Arabic ed. 2003). He has translated a number of... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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We all love fanart, right? Be honest now. If you’re an anime and manga fan, you’ve probably gone looking for ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-06-28 10:34:35 UTC ]
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The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative takes translations to the ALA Annual Conference and administers a YA prize. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen & Unwin will publish the debut novel by Sophie Hardcastle, a research assistant at Oxford University, exploring “the female ill-treatment at the hands of men”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-13 21:53:54 UTC ]
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Called a 'Diversity Report,' a new study looks at the status of translated literature various book markets, with emphasis on Austria and Slovenia. The post New Report Looks at Translated Literature in Some World Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-11 05:30:05 UTC ]
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Three agents and an editor shared the strategies for creating global bestsellers at the New York Rights Fair on Wednesday, explaining how they nurtured international blockbusters with partial translations, synopses, and word-of-mouth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pop sensations the Jonas Brothers will tell the story of their lives in the music world in a new memoir. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-29 17:59:56 UTC ]
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Pop sensations the Jonas Brothers will tell the story of their lives in the music world in a new memoir. Macmillan imprint Feiwel & Friends will publish “Blood,” written by the pop trio and author Neil Strauss, this fall. The memoir will cap a busy year for Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas, who... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-29 17:55:00 UTC ]
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For the past few decades, the main topic of conversation among those in the literary translation community has been about producing more titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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BBC Arts is launching an "ambitious new season" across BBC TV and radio this autumn, with a year-long festival celebrating the novel and a series on how novels have shaped the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 15:33:06 UTC ]
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Translator Damion Searls has received the US$10,000 Wolff Translator's Prize, and the Women Poet's Prize announces a collection of Rebecca Swift's work. The post Searls Wins Wolff Translator’s Prize; UK’s Women’s Poets Announce Swift Book appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-24 05:31:10 UTC ]
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Sharjah's new Turjuman Award is for publishers who translation Arabic books into other languages. Submissions open in November during the Sharjah Book Fair. The post Sharjah Opens $350,000 Turjuman Award for Books in Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-23 00:30:13 UTC ]
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Two new books explore the influences on the great author — and lingering questions of authorship. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-22 16:09:08 UTC ]
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Jokha Alharthi and Marilyn Booth have won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies," a coming-of-age novel written by Alharthi and translated from Arabic by Booth. Organizers of the literary prize, given annually to a work of fiction translated into English, made the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-21 22:50:00 UTC ]
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The Man Booker International has its first Arabic-language winner. Oman's Jokha Alharthi and Boston-born translator Marilyn Booth split the £50,000 award. The post Oman’s Jokha Alharthi and Translator Marilyn Booth Win the 2019 Man Booker International Prize appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Naomi Shihab Nye has become the first Arab American author to be named the Young People's Poet Laureate. Nye, a Palestinian American writer and longtime fixture of the San Antonio literary scene, is the seventh poet to be named to the post by the Poetry Foundation. Foundation Director Katherine... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Naomi Shihab Nye has become the first Arab American author to be named the Young People's Poet Laureate. Nye, a Palestinian American writer and longtime fixture of the San Antonio literary scene, is the seventh poet to be named to the post by the Poetry Foundation. Foundation Director... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-13 19:30:00 UTC ]
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The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2019, organized by an innovative partnership between the Toronto Public Library and Toronto’s The Beguiling comics store, was held May 11-12 at the Toronto Reference Library. PW was on hand to bring back images of the artists, publishers and fans at TCAF 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tony Schwartz responded to The New York Times report that the president lost more than $1.2 billion between 1985 and 1994. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-05-08 23:17:14 UTC ]
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Art Kunkin at a Los Angeles bookstore in 1999 with a special edition of The Los Angeles Free Press, the weekly newspaper he started in 1964. It ceased publication in the late 1970s, but Mr. Kunkin was later involved in revivals. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Spanish singer-songwriter Belinda Peregrín has landed in Fairfax after dropping $4.25 million on a modern home full of custom art. That’s $50,000 short of the asking price, records show. Right next to Melrose Avenue, the box-like abode enters through a 10-foot pivoting door to an expansive... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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