Anthony Calderbank
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Anthony Calderbank is an English translator of contemporary Arabic literature
. He was educated at Manchester University where he studied Arabic and Persian. He lived in Egypt for several years in the mid-1980s, making his home in the Cairo neighbourhood of Shubra. From 1987 to 1990, he lived in England teaching Arabic at Salford University, before he finally moved back again to Egypt, taking up a teaching post at the American University in Cairo
. From 2000, Calderbank worked for the British Council
in Saudi Arabia
, living in Khobar and Riyadh. Most recently, Calderbank became Country Director of the British Council in the new state of South Sudan
.
Calderbank has translated a number of works from the Arabic literary canon into English. These include:
His work has appeared in several issues of Banipal
magazine.
Arabic literature
Arabic literature is the writing produced, both prose and poetry, by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is adab which is derived from a meaning of etiquette, and implies politeness, culture and enrichment....
. He was educated at Manchester University where he studied Arabic and Persian. He lived in Egypt for several years in the mid-1980s, making his home in the Cairo neighbourhood of Shubra. From 1987 to 1990, he lived in England teaching Arabic at Salford University, before he finally moved back again to Egypt, taking up a teaching post at the American University in Cairo
American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo is an independent, non-profit, apolitical, secular institution of higher learning located in Cairo, Egypt...
. From 2000, Calderbank worked for the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, living in Khobar and Riyadh. Most recently, Calderbank became Country Director of the British Council in the new state of South Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
.
Calderbank has translated a number of works from the Arabic literary canon into English. These include:
- Blue Aubergine by Miral Al-TahawyMiral al-TahawyMiral al-Tahawy is an award-winning Egyptian novelist and short story writer. She comes from a conservative Bedouin background and is regarded as a pioneering literary figure...
- Gazelle Tracks by Miral Al-Tahawy
- The Tent by Miral Al-Tahawy
- Nights of Musk by Haggag Hassan Oddoul
- Munira's Bottle by Yousef Al-MohaimeedYousef Al-MohaimeedYousef Al-Mohaimeed, is an award-winning writer and journalist who has published several novels and short story collections in Arabic, and has been translated into English, Russian, Italian, Spanish and German...
- Wolves of the Crescent Moon by Yousef Al-Mohaimeed (alternate title: The Lure of Scent) (nominated for the 2010 Jan Michalski Prize)
- Rhadopis of Nubia by Naguib MahfouzNaguib MahfouzNaguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature, along with Tawfiq el-Hakim, to explore themes of existentialism. He published over 50 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie...
- Zaat by Sonallah IbrahimSonallah IbrahimSon'allah Ibrahim is an Egyptian novelist and short story writer and one of the "Sixties Generation" who is known for his leftist and nationalist views which are expressed rather directly in his work...
- Land of Thyme and Stone, a collection of PalestinianPalestinianPalestinian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Palestine, the Palestinian territories or the State of Palestine*A member of the Palestinian people, also rendered as Palestinian Arabs**Demographics of Palestine...
short stories edited by Nur and Abdelwahab El Messiri
His work has appeared in several issues of Banipal
Banipal
Banipal is an independent literary magazine dedicated to the promotion of contemporary Arab literature through translations in English. It was founded in London in 1998 by Margaret Obank and Samuel Shimon. The magazine is published three times a year...
magazine.