Fiction in translation

Book SynopsisFirst published in the Odia in 1948, and translated for the first time here into English by Bikram Das, Gopinath Mohanty''s Harijan is one of the most original and radical Indian novels of the twentieth century. It brings to vividife the story of a group of Mehentarsiving in a slum. Cleaningatrines with their bare hands is the only work that they can hope to find as their caste excludes them from every other occupation. Theeader of this group is the middle-aged and foul-mouthed Jema who starts her day by gulping down a potful ofiquor and smoking pinkas in order to deal with the stench of the excreta. One day, Jema comes down with a fever and is unable to go to work. Fourteen-year-old Puni offers to take her mother''s place. The next morning Puni wakes up early, bathes, puts on a clean sari, and dabs some cheap perfume on her skin. Stepping out of the hut excitedly, she picks up basket and broom. When she arrives at the firstatrine, the stink hits her with the force of a hammer blow. She drops her basket and broom, turns around, and is trying to run away, when her friends stop her. This is what you will have to do every day for the rest of yourife! It is your fate!'' Avinash Babuives in a palatial house next to the slum. He is planning to evict the Mehentars in order to develop the slum into a residential colony. One night, a fire breaks out and the entire slum is burned to the ground. The Mehentarseave the slum carrying their remaining possessions on their backs. They have nowhere to go but they are past all worriesthey know that no matter where they go, they will still be cleaning excrement, for they are Harijans.

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Book SynopsisThis fast-paced novel featuring thrilling encounters, ambushes and races against time, highlights the issue of Naxalism plaguing Chhattisgarh and other states of India.

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Book SynopsisA landmark Urdu classic translated for the first time Khalid Jawed is one of the most original and extraordinary writers in Urdu today. The Paradise of Food is an Urdu classic known for its radical, experimental form and savage and dark honesty. It tells the story of a middle-class Muslim joint family over a span of fifty years. As India and Islamic culture hardens, the narrator, whose life we follow from boyhood to old age, struggles to find a place for himself, at odds in his home and in the world outside. But to describe the novel in its plot is to do its originality no justice. In this profoundly daring work tense, mysterious, even unfathomable on occasion Jawed builds an atmosphere of gloom and grotesqueness to draw out his themes. And in doing so he penetrates deep into the dark heart of middle-class Muslims today. Superbly translated, The Paradise of Food is a novel like no other.

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Book SynopsisThe Greatest Indian Stories Ever Told is a selection of some of the finestiterary short fiction written by Indian writers since the genre came into being in the country in theate nineteenth century. Including early masters of the form, contemporary stars, as well as brilliant writers who came of age in the twenty-first century, this anthology takes in its sweep stories from the various regions, languages, anditeratures of India. These authors are some of the most feted in the annals of Indianiterature and have, between them, won virtually every majoriterary prize on offerincluding the Nobel Prize foriterature, the Jnanpith Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award, and numerous state, national, and international honours.

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Book SynopsisWinner of JCB Prize for Literature 2022'' A landmark Urdu classic translated for the first time Khalid Jawed is one of the most original and extraordinary writers in Urdu today. The Paradise of Food is an Urdu classic known for its radical, experimental form and savage and dark honesty. It tells the story of a middle-class Muslim joint family over a span of fifty years. As India and Islamic culture hardens, the narrator, whose life we follow from boyhood to old age, struggles to find a place for himself, at odds in his home and in the world outside.

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Book SynopsisAnd between them, they explore humanity in all its myriad manifestations: love and desire, innocence and cunning, wisdom and folly, greed and deceit, righteousness, valour and the illusion of power.

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Book SynopsisSet in contemporary Tangier, Morocco, Detective Laafrit investigates the case of four corpses washed up on the beach. The victims are presumed illegal immigrants, drowned trying to reach Spain packed in small fishing boats, however Laafrit soon discovers that one of them has been brutally shot. Guns are illegal in Morocco and the mysterious shooting shakes the police force as the hunt for the murder weapon begins in earnest. With the help of his informants, Laafrit's investigation reveals a spiraling conspiracy of international sabotage.Trade Review"A refreshing and refined crime thriller . . . . Events unfold cleanly, with a sniper's precision. Whitefly is an entertaining crime novel, a slice of insight into police culture. However, it is also a subtle hint at some of the most pressing issues tormenting contemporary Morocco, bubbling beneath the surface, and of all that cannot be filed away and put on the backburner quite as easily as a police case."--Banipal"Abdelilah Hamdouchi seems to have found the formula for the emergence of the Moroccan detective novel."--Liberation Kaleidoscope"The plotting is tight and watching the story's resolution unfold is a delight. . . . As a guilty-pleasure read, it is a winner."--M. Lynx Qualey, The National"Much is packed into this relatively short, fast-paced novel. "--Sally Bland, The Jordan Times"A fast-paced crime thriller from the Arab west."--Darf Publishers blog"An enjoyable quick read, a police procedural offering a decent crime-story as well as a nice slice of local color and customs."--The Complete Review"Hamdouchi is known for his detective fiction and screenplays and has written the scripts for seven police thrillers in Morocco. No surprise, then, that his fast-paced novel, full of twists and turns, is an entertaining read, but the text also captures the tragic fate of undocumented Moroccan immigrants who are exploited by those more corrupt and powerful in Spain."--Gretchen McCullough, Exchanges Literary Journal"In the saturated field of crime fiction, Whitefly is as canny as the waxy, winged creature to which it owes its name. Set in contemporary Morocco, Hamdouchi lifts the blanket on tangier's twisted network of traffickers, dealers and dubious crime investigators. Hamdouchi is an artful storyteller unafraid of loose ends, and will lift the ground from beneath you just when it feels most solid."--Tank Magazine

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Book SynopsisSet in Palestine, before the creation of the state of Israel, this lyrical and deftly written novel spans three generations living in the small village of Hadiya. Reaching back into the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the immense history of this period is brought into focus by the very human stories of Hajj Mahmoud, his son Khaled, and grandson Naji. As the cruel hand of history hovers above them, their destinies are shaped by outside forces - first the crumbling Ottoman Empire, then the British Mandate, and finally the Nakba. Nasrallah's elegant and epic tale is one of both suffering and survival, heart-break and hope.Trade Review"Nasrallah paints a vivid portrait of the idiosyncratic villagers . . . . Roberts's translation is excellent."--Peter Clark, Times Literary Supplement"You soon realize the power of Nasrallah's novel. Any notion that this is just nostalgic reverie is dispelled . . . Nasrallah's intensely eloquent voice gives Western audiences an insight into the lives of the marginalized without rattling off numbers."--Tam Hussein, New Statesman"Men are murdered or executed, demolitions and collective punishment meted out, ancestral lands taken at a stroke. One learns the lesson that the behavior of any oppressor is the same, regardless of time or circumstance."--Norbert Hirschhorn, Banipal Magazine"I turned these pages with trepidation for nearly a month, sometimes holding my breath and swallowing hard. I was reading the unfolding of my own life, and the lives of all Palestinians. I knew what was going to happen and in the strange ways of a heart touched by literature, I wanted to warn the characters."--Susan Abulhawa"[Nasrallah] conveys a powerful sense of the textures of place, time and custom . . . With the publication of Time of White Horses, lovingly translated by Nancy Roberts, our understanding of the history of modern Arabic literature has taken a giant leap forward."--Raymond Deane, The Electronic Intifada"The measure of the greatness of this book is its humility in approaching a people's vast experiences and rituals across this long stretch of time between Ottoman and British then Israeli occupation, as Nasrallah deftly narrates this community's character within a specific locale and around the acts of the novel's hero, Khaled, whose reflections and deeds ennoble the lives of each successive generation. That Nasrallah's writing evokes this epic grandeur in discrete, alluring, lyric chapters, one story seamlessly weaving into another, is even more compelling: the long novel enlightens us in flash fictions which illuminate each other and sustain our attention."--Benjamin Hollander, Warscapes"Time of White Horses charts the history of three generations of a Palestinian family in a small village, Jordanian author Ibrahim Nasrallah's saga is a descendant of a genre introduced into Arabic fiction by Naguib Mahfouz's famous Cairo Trilogy. Through the lives of the members of this family, Nasrallah depicts the tragedy of a whole nation under changing historical circumstances: the Ottoman rule, the British Mandate and the Nakba (the catastrophe of the Jewish occupation of Palestinian land in 1948) to the expulsion of the Palestinians and finally the post-Nakba era."--Judges Committee, International Prize for Arabic Fiction"Time of White Horses rewrites the crisis of Palestinian representation--the simultaneous necessity and impossibility of historical narrative--in the form of historical fiction."--Karim Mattar, Journal of Postcolonial Writing"Written in a shimmering and sensitive style, it has a captivating grip on the reader, a lasting effect on his/her sensibility and memory. This is the greatest creative portrayal which explains, through fine art, the tragedy of the Palestinian people and the causes of their disaster."--Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Founder and Director of East-West Nexus for Studies and Research and of PROTA, Project of Translation from Arabic

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Book SynopsisWhen young and handsome Othman married Sofia-sophisticated, French, rich, and forty years his senior-he found his ticket out of a life of desperate poverty in the slums of Casablanca. But when Sofia is brutally murdered, the police quickly zero in on Othman as the prime suspect. With his mistress, the love of his life, waiting in the wings he certainly has motive. But is he guilty? Or has he been framed by an overzealous, corrupt police force?Trade Review"Abdelilah Hamdouchi seems to have found the formula for the emergence of the Moroccan detective novel."--Liberation Kaleidoscope"The Final Bet is a great introduction to Moroccan policiers--at once very familiar to western crime fiction readers, but then very Moroccan too as family loyalties, filial debts and traditional prejudices all swirl around the case."--Literary Hub

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Book SynopsisWhen the imam of a small town in Southern Lebanon is diagnosed with cancer, the illness he fears and has expected for years, he takes the radical decision to abandon the life he inherited from his father. He was persuaded to wear the robe and turban in his youth to preserve the family tradition and entered into an arranged marriage. While his grandfather and father were once powerful imams, he displays no interest in the mosque. The wife, for whom he feels no affection, attends to her chores and nurses his father, now sick and bedridden, in his house. Though he worries about his two sons, who were born deaf and mute, he takes no measures to secure a special education for them.Trade Review"Hassan Daoud is one of Lebanon's most important living writers."--Max Weiss, Princeton University"The work's insights are Proustian in their precision. . . . The lucid, calm, uncluttered style gives the book a unique voice."--Humphrey Davies, translator of The Yacoubian Building"A unique novel par excellence."--Rasheed El-Enany, Exeter University

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Book SynopsisThe Open Door is a landmark of women's writing in Arabic. Published in 1960, it was very bold for its time in exploring a middle-class Egyptian girl's coming of sexual and political age, in the context of the Egyptian nationalist movement preceding the 1952 revolution. The novel traces the pressures on young women and young men of that time and class as they seek to free themselves of family control and social expectations. Young Layla and her brother become involved in the student activism of the 1940s and early 1950s and in the popular resistance to continued imperialist rule; the story culminates in the 1956 Suez Crisis, when Gamal Abd al-Nasser's nationalization of the Canal led to a British, French, and Israeli invasion. Not only daring in her themes, Latifa al-Zayyat was also bold in her use of colloquial Arabic, and the novel contains some of the liveliest dialogue in modern Arabic literature."Not only a great novel, but a literary landmark that shaped our consciousness."--Abdel Moneim Tallima "A great anticolonialist work in a feminist key."--Ferial Ghazoul "Latifa al-Zayyat greatly helped all of us Egyptian writers in our early writing careers."--Naguib MahfouzTrade Review"Absorbing . . . Superbly translated . . . Arguably the best modern [Egyptian] novel not written by Nobel laureate Mahfouz."—Kirkus Reviews"Recommended."—Choice"Latifa al-Zayyat greatly helped all of us Egyptian writers in our early writing careers."—Naguib Mahfouz"A pioneering work on many levels."—Al Jadid"A great anti-colonialist work in a feminist key."—Ferial Ghazoul"Not only a great novel, but a literary landmark that shaped our consciousness."—Abdel Moneim Tallima

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Book SynopsisIn the third part of Kamal Ruhayyim's trilogy, Galal, the son of a mixed Jewish/Muslim family returns to Egypt after ten years in Paris. What he finds is a society in flux, yet still stifled by convention. As his sense of alienation increases, Galal searches for a way to put down roots in a society where he feels he no longer truly belongs, as he struggles with his confused relationships with his extended family: Jewish cosmopolitan businessmen on one side and Muslim rural farmers on the other. Ruhayyim paints an uncompromising portrait of the rigid traditions, passed on from generation to generation, that reach into the most intimate areas of peoples' lives, as family elders curb or otherwise circumscribe how the younger generation lives and loves.Trade Review"Warm and engaging, as well as fun to read."--Marcia Lynx Qualey, Qantara.de

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Book SynopsisEgyptian Muslims and Jews were not always at odds. Before the Arab-Israeli wars, before the mass exodus of Jews from Egypt, there was harmony. Spanning the 1930s to the 1960s, this sweeping novel accompanies Galal, a young boy with a Jewish mother and a Muslim father, through his childhood and boyhood in a vibrant popular quarter of Cairo. With his schoolboy crushes and teen rebellions, Galal is deeply Egyptian, knit tightly into the middle-class fabric of manners, morals, and traditions that cheerfully incorporates and transcends religion-a fabric about to be torn apart by a bigger world of politics that will put Galal's very identity to the test.

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Book SynopsisPalestinian–Armenian Ivana eloped with a British doctor in the 1940s, in the midst of the Nakba, and emigrated to England. Over half a century later, her daughter Julie has been tasked with her dying wish: to take her ashes back to their old home in Acre. With her husband Walid, they leave London and embark on a journey back to their country of birth. Written in four parts, each as a concerto movement, Rabai al-Madhoun’s pioneering new novel explores Palestinian exile, with all its complex loyalties and identities. Broad in scope and sweeping in its history, it lays bare the tragedy of everyday Palestinian life.Trade Review"[Fractured Destinies] invents a new fictional form . . . [and] can be considered the complete Palestinian novel."--Amina Thiban, chair of the panel of judges for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2016

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Book SynopsisHani was out for an evening stroll near Cairo's Tahrir Square when a heavy hand landed on his shoulder. An informant had identified him, and he was thrown into the back of a police truck. There began a seven-month nightmare as he was swept up, along with fifty other men, in the infamous Queen Boat affair that targeted Egypt’s gay community. Finally free, but traumatized into speechlessness, Hani writes down the events of his life—his first sexual desires, his relationship with his mother, his marriage of convenience, and his passion for Abdel Aziz, the only man he ever truly loved. In the Spider’s Room is a sensitive and courageous account of life as a gay man in Egypt.Trade ReviewOne of the most brilliant Egyptian authors today … This beautifully written and poetic book moved me to tears; it is an ode to freedom and a real act of bravery. * Leila Slimani, Winner of the British book awards fiction debut award for Lullaby, Best Books of 2019, The Guardian *Beautiful and immensely enjoyable . . . to read In the Spider’s Room is to enter a powerful story. -- Mada Masr

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Book SynopsisHawa is a child of the grinding hardship of a Palestinian refugee camp. She has had to survive the camp itself, as well as the humiliation and destruction of an abusive family life. But now, later in life, something most unexpected has happened: she has fallen in love. Velvet unfolds over a day in Hawa’s life, as she makes plans for a new beginning that may take her out of the camp. She sifts back through her memories of the past: the stories of her family, her childhood, and her beloved mentor, who invited her into the glamorous world of the rich women of Amman. This is a novel of enormous power and great beauty. Rich in detail, it tells of the women of the camp, and the joy and relief that can be captured amid repression and sorrow.Trade ReviewWinner of The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for LiteratureWinner of the 2020 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation"This is a deeply human book. . . . a masterwork."–Omar El Akkad, LitHub“Huzama Habayeb’s novel is an intense and vivid story of one woman’s life in a Palestinian refugee camp, told with sensitivity to the sensuous but tragic world of its heroine but above all to her almost heroic defiance of reality. On one level, the novel is a study of the claustrophobia of poverty and oppression, of daily lives shorn of all tenderness, and of the stranglehold of family and patriarchy. Throughout it all, however, there remain dreams of individual fulfilment and the possibility of love and escape, turning the novel into a celebration of the triumph of the imagination over the mundane. The richness of the Arabic original is captured by Kay Heikkinen in a translation that faithfully adheres to its elegance without undue artifice and without losing the deeply tragic tenor of its events.” —Judges' comments, Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize“As sensuous, smooth, and strong as the fabric that gives the novel its title.” —Humphrey Davies, translator of The Yacoubian Building"Every moment in this book is so fully lived as to be magnetic…the novel should not be missed, in Arabic or in English, for its sentences crammed to the brim with life in a refugee camp, for its sophisticated picking apart of narrative tropes about motherhood and social mobility, and for the rollercoaster-like pleasure of Hawwa’s ups and downs.”—M. Lynx Qualey, Words Without Borders“An original voice who brings vividly to life Palestinian camps with extraordinary beauty and lyricism.”—Tahia Abdel Nasser, The American University in Cairo"Passionate....bursting with sensory detail."—The National"Rich in language and metaphor"—The New Arab“Gives shape to a story of defiance and resilience”—Middle East Monitor“Extraordinarily vivid. . . .This is a tale of women and men broken by refugee life, and the fate of those few who dare to persist in searching for happiness. . . . Human misery permeates the novel, but that doesn’t keep one from frantically turning the pages to follow the compelling story of Hawwa — an extremely memorable character.”—The Jordan Times"Intensely poignant. . . . Depicting the highs and lows of modern womanhood, as well as the special strength that comes from an arduous life, Habayeb weaves a heart-wrenching story that springs from the sorrow of a young girl. Hawwa searches for meaning in the love and grief that surround her. Through the years, we witness Hawwa’s quiet strength persevere as she tries to stitch her family’s life back together. Equal parts touching and tragic, this novel gives an intimate view of love and loss inside of a tumultuous world."—AramcoWorld

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Book SynopsisTucked away in a rundown quarter, just out of sight of downtown Cairo, a group of intellectuals gather regularly to smoke hashish in Hakeem’s den. The den is the center of their lives, both a refuge and a stimulus, and at the center of the den is the remarkable man who keeps their hashish bowls topped up—Rowdy Salih. While his former life is a mystery to his loyal clientele of writers, painters, film directors, and even window dressers, each sees himself reflected in Salih; but without his humor, humility, or insight, or his occasional passions fueled by hootch. And when the nation has to face its own demons during the peace initiative of the 1970s, it is Rowdy Salih who speaks for them all. This is a comic novel with a broken heart, very like Salih himself, whose warm rough voice calls out long after we have recovered from the novel’s painful conclusion.Trade Review“The Hashish Waiter has action and plot aplenty. It is also a fascinating visit to a world about which the Michelin Green Guide has been sadly silent.”—Rain Taxi“An entertaining read as well as a new—old lens on life in contemporary Egypt."—M. Lynx Qualey, Al-Masry Al-Youm“The Hashish Waiter, the third of Shalaby’s novels to appear in English translation, showcases the author’s brilliant storytelling, his humor and his gift for portraying a broad spectrum of Egyptian life including that of 'the street' and the marginalized. The translation by Adam Talib is zesty and enjoyable; Talib is resourceful in rendering into English the author’s rich prose style peppered with dialect, slang and hashish-related jargon.”—Banipal Magazine

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Book SynopsisIn the shadows of great wealth, and among Cairo’s famous monuments, runs a world of street children. Mustafa, a former student radical who never really believed in the slogans, sets out to tell their story through a documentary he is making with his American girlfriend, Marcia. Alienated from a corrupt and corrupting society, Mustafa watches as the Cairo he cherishes crumbles around him. His former leftist comrades are now all either capitalists or Islamists, while his friends and acquaintances struggle to find lovers worthy of their love and causes worthy of their sacrifice, in a country that no longer deserves their loyalty. Meanwhile, the children of the streets wait for the city to take notice. Cairo Swan Song weaves together a patchwork narrative of overlapping lives, dreams, and realities all centering on Cairo’s famous downtown neighborhood.Trade Review"For all of Mekkawi Said’s characters’ bad decisions, false starts, and negative pursuits, it is their humanity that ultimately crystallizes and redeems them as characters, fascinating characters. The translation by Adam Talib is vibrant and totally engaging, but by the last page of the novel, it is Said who has pulled this gigantic mishmash of material together and left us with another indelible picture of Cairo."—CounterPunch“A crafted mosaic of Egypt’s educated middle classes.”—The Independent

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Book SynopsisA classic novel from one of the great contemporary writers of Egypt and the Middle EastCairo, January 1952. Egypt is at a critical point in its modern history, struggling to throw off the yoke of the seventy-year British occupation and its corrupt royalist allies. Hamza is a committed young radical, his goal to build a secret armed brigade to fight for freedom, independence, and national self-esteem. Fawziya is a woman with a mission too, keen to support the cause. Among the ashes of the city love may grow, but at a time of national struggle what place do personal feelings have beside the greater love for a shackled homeland? In this finely crafted novel, Yusuf Idris, best known as the master of the Arabic short story, brings to life not only some of the most human characters in modern Arabic fiction but the soul of Cairo itself and the soul of a national consciousness focused on liberation.Trade ReviewWINNER OF THE NAGUIB MAHFOUZ MEDAL FOR LITERATURE"Like the Russian aristocrats of Chekhov, the provincial bourgeoisie of Flaubert, or the Ibo villagers of Achebe, Idris raises his authentic characters into convincing types within their context: he makes us live their agonies and hopes." —Ferial Ghazoul“Idris’s imagination, craft, and emotional insight make this a must-read” —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on The Cheapest Nights

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Book SynopsisA New Sun Rises Over the Old Land traces the story of Sam, a young man who leaves the countryside for the capital after the death of his parents. Once there he is exposed to the hardships and injustice of the city's capitalist society. All Sam wants to do is earn an honest wage for an honest day's work, but he is constantly thwarted by those with money: his landlord, the woman from whom he rents his cyclo, factory bosses and politicians.The city takes its toll on Sam and his wife, Soy, despite the kindness and generosity offered by their friends who are also only barely managing to scrape by. Sam's humanity is denied him at every turn leading to the devastation of his small family and his surrender to temptation.As the country develops and Sam's fortunes change, he realises that while the life of a farmer is far from easy, it is one that has the potential to bring fulfilment and happiness.First published in 1961, eight years after Cambodia gained independence from French colonial rule, A New Sun Rises Over the Old Land by Suon Sorin is an iconic work of modern Khmer literature. The novel—a singularly illuminating historical document of the new nation—offers a fresh view into a period of profound transformation in Cambodia and a region that was coming to know itself and to be known as "Southeast Asia."One of the first English translations of a modern Khmer novel from the decades between independence and the Khmer Rouge atrocities of the 1970s, the novel is accompanied by an extended introduction. In it, translator Nelson situates the author, Suon Sorin, in his historical and artistic context, and points to the novel's value as literature, as well as a resource for students of Cambodia including art historians, urbanists, and regional specialists.Trade Review“Reading this passionate, absorbing novel, it’s poignant to re-enter a period that was filled for many Cambodians with optimism.”

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume investigates translations from the languages of China into the languages of Western societies, from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Rather than focusing solely on the activity of translation, the authors extend their explorations to cover the contexts within which the translators worked from different perspectives, touching on various aspects of the institutional and intellectual backgrounds that informed their writings. Studies of translation from literary Chinese into English constitute the majority of the contributions, but the volume is also illuminated by excursions into Latin, French and Italian, while the problems of translating the Naxi script are confronted as well. In addition, the wider context of the rendering of Chinese into other languages is explored through a survey of recent Japanese translation series. Throughout the volume, translation is presented not simply as a linguistic exercise but rather as a key element in world history, well worthy of further interdisciplinary investigation.Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction by T. H. BARRETT Conflicting Interpretations on the Collected Statutes of the Ming Dynasty: The Debate between Navarrete and Brancati on the Ritual to Confucius in Canton in 1668 - Thierry MEYNARD Beijing as a Missionary Translation Center in the Eighteenth Century - Eugenio MENEGON Thomas Manning (1772–1840): Spiritual Intuitions and Sinological Visions in the Case of an English Eccentric - Edward WEECH Learning and Outcomes in Early Anglophone Sinological Translation: The Case of Thomas Manning (1772–1840) - T. H. BARRETT Two Cousins: Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat’s and Stanislas Julien’s Translations of Yu jiao li - Roland ALTENBURGER Sinologists as Diplomatic Translators: Robert Thom (1807–1846) in the First Opium War and His Translation of the Supplementary Treaty (Treaty of the Bogue), 1843 - Lawrence Wang-chi WONG When Sinology Encountered Ethnology: S. Wells Williams’ Translation of Chinese Death Rituals in Jiali Tieshi Jicheng - Siyang SHUAI The First Translations of Daoist Religious Texts - Benjamin PENNY Literary Translation and Sinological Knowledge: The Case of Herbert Allen Giles’ (1845–1935) Gems of Chinese Literature (1884) - Lingjie JI A Literary Experiment of “Mahayana Christianity”: On Timothy Richard’s English Translation of Xiyouji - Xiaofang WU Widow as Trustee: George Jamieson’s Translation of Qing Widow “Inheritance Rights” - Rui LIU Translations of Chinese Fiction in Italy at the End of the Nineteenth Century - Alessandra BREZZI “Naxiology” and Translation in the Works of Joseph Rock - Duncan POUPARD Forging a New Epistemology about Philosophy and Science: Joseph Needham’s Translation of Zhu Xi’s Concept of Li 理 - I-Hsin CHEN Appendix: Sinology in Japan and the Translation of Chinese Texts - Joshua FOGEL Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe Drunkard is one of the first full?length stream?of?consciousness novels written in Chinese. It has beencalled the Hong Kong novel, and was first published in 1962 as a serial in a Hong Kong evening paper. As the unnamed Narrator, a writer at odds with a philistine world, sinks to his drunken nadir, his plight can be seen to represent that of a whole intelligentsia, a whole culture, degraded by the brutal forces of history: the Second Sino?Japanese War and the rampant capitalism of postwar Hong Kong.The often surrealistic description of the Narrator’s inexorable descent through the seedy bars and nightclubs of Hong Kong, of his numerous encounters with dance?girls and his ever more desperate boutsof drinking, is counterpointed by a series of wide?ranging literary essays, analysing the Chinese classical tradition, the popular culture of China and the West, and the modernist movement in Western andChinese literature.The ambiance of Hong Kong in the early 1960s is graphically evoked in this powerful and poignant novel,which takes the reader to the very heart of Hong Kong. Hong Kong director Freddie Wong made a fine film version of the novel in 2004.

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Book SynopsisText in Arabic. A Sudanese writer begins to suspect that one of his most idiosyncratic characters from a recent novel resembles - in an uncanny and terrifying way - a real person he has never met. Since he condemned this character to an untimely death in the novel, should he attempt to save this real man from a similar fate? Elsir takes his readers on a terrifying journey through the unsettled mind of an author who loses control over his own creations and sense of reality. Set in both sides of Khartoum the bustling capital city and the neglected, poverty-stricken underbelly - this is a novel of unreliable narrators, of insane asylums and of the dubious relationship between imagination and reality.Trade ReviewTelepathy is an entertaining and thoughtful novel that raises interesting questions about the nature of creativity, forgiveness and identity The National

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Book SynopsisA Sudanese writer begins to suspect that one of his most idiosyncratic characters from a recent novel resembles -- in an uncanny and terrifying way -- a real person he has never met. Since he condemned this character to an untimely death in the novel, should he attempt to save this real man from a similar fate? Elsir takes his readers on a terrifying journey through the unsettled mind of an author who loses control over his own creations and sense of reality. Set in both sides of Khartoum -- the bustling capital city and the neglected, poverty-stricken underbelly -- this is a novel of unreliable narrators, of insane asylums and of the dubious relationship between imagination and reality.Trade ReviewWidely regarded as a giant among Arabic fiction writers Daily News, Egypt Telepathy is an entertaining and thoughtful novel that raises interesting questions about the nature of creativity, forgiveness and identity The National

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Book SynopsisThe protagonist of this novel is a young boy who has suffered from a degenerative disease for many years. Hes seen more doctors than most do in their lifetime in an effort to find a cure, but in vain. Determined to find happiness and peace, he aims to spend his days in places that bring him amity and uplift his morale. But how can he when he constantly visits the ninth ward and stays with his relatives away from his home during treatments? His environment chips away at his psyche in this haunting story that combines hope and despair, and happiness and misery in the same pages.

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Book SynopsisThis is a magnificent novel that travels a route through the Turkish cities of Trabzon, Tabriz, Tbilisi, Batumi and Istanbul. It is a story that stretches from the Balkan wars to the First World War. Two lives, beginning in Trabzon and Tabriz are headed straight for one another. Two rivers, or rather many rivers, first flow rapidly, and then slow to a calm. Two of these rivers are Settarhan, the unpredictable son of the most powerful and noble merchant in Tabriz, and Zehra, pearl of Tabriz. A bookseller from Batumi named Sophia also gets caught up in the river of Settarhan, who has a feeling of love or friendship. All of these rivers wind across the barren and dry landscape of war and immigration.

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Book SynopsisOur noses vary in shapes and sizes, from small to large, rounded and long, snout and delicate. But does the function of our noses change with different shapes and sizes, or do they smell, inhale, and explore as they are? And can the sense of smell make a mistake and give us incorrect information, even though it is our means of identifying what is going on around us? Do you think that your noses have mistaken one day, and got you confused?

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Book SynopsisMishmish is a mouse quite different from all the other mice. He does not like cheese at all! Luckily for him, a little girl named Aseel gives him a yummy meal every evening. But what is Mishmish to do when Aseel and her family decide to leave the house for a vacation? A story full of fun and delicious foods for those with an appetite and a curiosity like Mishmish!

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Book SynopsisThe apple worm lives inside the apple, but what about the bookworm? Does it live inside books too? Mayas mother told her that if reads a lot of books, then shell turn into a bookworm herself. Join Maya as her imagination takes off in this fun and inventive journey to find out exactly what it means to be a bookworm!

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Book SynopsisCalling all young scientists and animal lovers! Are you curious to learn about a range of different species, from insects to mammals to marine life in the depths of the oceans? These books are perfect for bright young minds looking for comprehensive facts, amazing photos, and interesting details about the different types of creatures in each book of this series. Dive in for plenty of entertainment!

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Book SynopsisOmar is a little boy who loves to draw and color, but hes not very patient, and he goes way too fast! He doesnt like to go back and try again, or practice to get better either. Will Omar change his ways, or will he choose to stay the same? Read on to find out!

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Book SynopsisOur feathered penguin lives in a very remote habitat in Antarctica. Even though he is terribly busy playing, swimming, cooking, knitting, and reading, he would really like to visit another country! He uses the feathers of an albatross to travel to new lands across the world, where he is introduced to new people, languages, customs, food, and clothing. What did Rich learn from his travels?

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Book SynopsisNobody really likes to think about rubbish (pee-ew!). But whether you know it or not, waste is part of everyones lives. Where does waste come from? Where does it end up? And what can we do to help our planet? Get set to take your first steps on a path towards changing the way you contemplate and combat household waste.

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Book SynopsisOula, the heroine of the story, is accompanied by a mysterious little cat, on a wonderful imaginary adventure, and they go back in time to Hagia Sophia's site centuries ago. After her return, the girl tells her friends Mina, Karam, Samih and Masoud the details of her trip, so do they believe her? And what does the cat have to do with the trip and with the magnificent ancient building of Hagia Sophia? Exciting events joined with imagination in a story full of fun and benefit.

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Book SynopsisA lovely story about an amazing father who can do all the things that are required of him. So, he turns into a hero in the eyes of his children. He is good at making sandwiches, driving the car, fixing toys, finding lost items, and more! But there is one task that is impossible for him to perform, what could it be?

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Book SynopsisAbdullah has loved deer since he was a child, and he wishes he could be just as quick. His grandfather takes him to a natural deer reserve, a protected area in Ras Oshairij located in the northern region of Qatar. There are many archaeological sites here, such as Al Zubarah Fort and Khor Hassan, which are known for their natural beauty. Will Abdullah be able to visit this reserve? What will happen on this trip if he does? And what is its relationship to the key of incredible eras, and to the old man wearing traditional clothes that look like the ones in the National Museum? The lines of this story will reveal all!

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Book SynopsisThe story of Pandoras Box is derived from Greek mythology, which explores the conflict between despair and hope, pessimism and optimism, and misery and happiness. Legend says that this box was always meant to remain closed; but everything changed once it was finally opened. All the evils of pain, sorrow, jealousy, greed, cunning, and malice were unleashed like insects, covering the sky. Inside the box remained a small, shining stone, upon which were engraved the letters of one word: Hope. Should a person ever find themselves overcome by misery, let this myth be a lesson in seeking the silver lining and finding hope.

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Book SynopsisThe tale "The Fox and the Crow" says: Foxy, the fox, have exceeded, the crow Shiny! Then is Shiny the crow stupid, and is Foxy's deception, intelligence? This fairy tale has a different side. Listen and judge!

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Book SynopsisSam Squirrel cannot seem to do anything right... He keeps getting in trouble at home, school, and with his friends. But Sam and his parents finally discover the reason behind his troubles, it is just that he has ADHD! What did Sam's parents do to help him? and do you know anyone who has this disorder like Sam?

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Book SynopsisAn exciting journey to the top of the famous Mount Kilimanjaro, with the adventurer Fahad Badar, and his Jarboa friend, Afantas, who met in the desert and together headed to Tanzania. Afantas, the fun and enthusiastic character, narrates their 7 days distinctive climbing adventure, routing through the mountain from one camp to another. He reveals all the challenges and difficulties they face ascending to the top, and the ability to achieve your goals with well preparation, dedication, and persistence.

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Book SynopsisThe little crocodile Mawhoub does not go to school, but helps his family clean the house and collect firewood. But when the talkative fox told him about school, the crayons, and notebooks, and all the fun activities, he felt a strong desire to learn like other little ones. Mawhoub's father opposed his desire and told him that work is more useful than education! Can Mawhoub find a way to convince his father that children have the right to education?

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Book SynopsisA robot mom would be fun to have. She would fulfill all her child's requests, neither does she order nor punish! She would never leave to work, and stays near her little one, always! But does a robot mom know how to cuddle like your real mom? Can she give you hugs and kisses just like Moms do?

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Book SynopsisIf we look around us, we will find many shapes, some that we know and get to know the others. So, the sun is circular, tent is triangular, while the door is rectangular, and when we search well, we will find the square, hexagon, oval and octagon too. Unleash your imagination, and enjoy exploring the shapes in the house, nature, and wherever you go!

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