Catherine Cobham
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Catherine Cobham is a scholar and translator of Arabic literature
. She obtained a BA from Leeds University and an MA from Manchester University and presently teaches at the University of St Andrews
. She has translated numerous literary works from Arabic to English, including several by the Lebanese
author Hanan al-Shaykh
.
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....
. She obtained a BA from Leeds University and an MA from Manchester University and presently teaches at the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
. She has translated numerous literary works from Arabic to English, including several by the Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
author Hanan al-Shaykh
Hanan al-Shaykh
Hanan al-Shaykh is a Lebanese author of contemporary Arab women's literature.- Biography :Hanan al-Shaykh's family background is that of a strict Shi'a...
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- Adunis - An Introduction to Arab Poetics
- Fuad al-Takarli - The Long Way Back
- Hanan al-ShaykhHanan al-ShaykhHanan al-Shaykh is a Lebanese author of contemporary Arab women's literature.- Biography :Hanan al-Shaykh's family background is that of a strict Shi'a...
- Beirut BluesBeirut BluesBeirut Blues is Hanan al-Shaykh's third novel. It involves a woman struggling to make sense of her life in war ravaged Beirut. It is told through the protagonist Asmahan letters, of which many may not reach their destination. First published in 1995. The English translator is Catherine Cobham.The... - Hanan al-Shaykh - I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops
- Hanan al-Shaykh - Only in London
- Hanan al-Shaykh - Women of Sand and MyrrhWomen of Sand and MyrrhWomen of Sand and Myrrh is a novel written by Hanan al-Shaykh. It was originally published in 1989 as Misk al-ghazal and was published in English in 1992. The English translator is Catherine Cobham. Publishers Weekly chose Women of Sand and Myrrh as one of the 50 best books of 1992.The storyline...
- Hasan Abdallah al-Qurashi - Spectres of Exile and Other Poems (co-translator: John Heath-StubbsJohn Heath-StubbsJohn Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs OBE was an English poet and translator, known for his verse influenced by classical myths, and the long Arthurian poem Artorius .- Biography :...
) - Mahmoud DarwishMahmoud DarwishMahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who won numerous awards for his literary output and was regarded as the Palestinian national poet...
- A River Dies of Thirst - 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...
- The HarafishThe HarafishThe Harafish is a novel written by Naguib Mahfouz. It comprises a series of episodes in a dozen generations of a family from the Egyptian urban rabble . Many of the members of this family become clan chiefs in an alley in the city; some of them are benefactors to the other members of the... - Nawal El SaadawiNawal El SaadawiNawal El Saadawi , born October 27, 1931, is an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician and psychiatrist. She has written many books on the subject of women in Islam, paying particular attention to the practice of female genital mutilation in her society....
- Memoirs of a Woman Doctor - Yusuf IdrisYusuf IdrisYusuf Idris, also Yusif Idris was an Egyptian writer of plays, short stories, and novels. Idris originally trained to be a doctor, studying at the University of Cairo...
- Rings of Burnished Brass
- A Reader of Modern Arabic Short Stories (co-editor with Sabry Hafez)
- Jasmine, Lady of the Arabs (editor; Safaya Salter, illustrator)