Hebrew translation
Translating ‘The Yacoubian Building’ into Hebrew stirs controversy
Books
April 3, 2016
Translating ‘The Yacoubian Building’ into Hebrew stirs controversy
The Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot announced the recent printing of Alaa al-Aswany's "The Yacoubian Building" in Hebrew. The celebrated novel,…
Alaa al-Aswany protests Hebrew translation of novel
Egypt
October 29, 2010
Alaa al-Aswany protests Hebrew translation of novel
One of Egypt's best-selling novelists has lashed out at an unauthorized Hebrew translation of his best known novel, describing it…