Denys Johnson-Davies
In other words: A fresh take on Mahfouz translations
Books
December 13, 2011
In other words: A fresh take on Mahfouz translations
For years, a complete translation of “The Cairo Trilogy,” Naguib Mahfouz's best-known work, “had been sitting in a closet at…
Should Egypt pay to promote its authors abroad?
Books
September 23, 2011
Should Egypt pay to promote its authors abroad?
When the UK-based Literature Across Frontiers (LAF) visited Cairo this month, it was with the aim of speeding and…