This work features twelve stories by contemporary masters from Morocco to Iraq. The twelve stories collected here are by leading authors of the short story form in the Middle East today. In addition to works by writers already well-known in the West such as "Idwar al-Kharrat", "Fuad al-Takarli" and Nobel Prize-winning "Naguib Mahfouz", key authors whose fame has hitherto been restricted to the Middle East are also included. This bilingual reader is ideal for students of Arabic as well as lovers of literature who wish to broaden their appreciation of the work of Middle Eastern writers. The collection features stories in both English and Arabic, prefaced by a brief author biography plus notes on context and background. Each story is followed by a glossary and discussion of problematic language points.
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Ronak Husni is a senior lecturer at Heriot-Watt University where she teaches Arabic language, literature and translation.Daniel L. Newman is Course Director of the MA in Arabic/English Translation at the University of Durham. He has also published An Imam in Paris (Saqi).
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By Andrew
Format:Paperback
There aren't many parallel text Arabic-English books around, so if you are a serious student of Arabic this is probably a must buy.
However, it could be a lot better. For a start, I didn't like the stories very much. I found them all very dark and disturbing. A book with much nicer stories (but not in parallel text) is (...)
Secondly, I found the translations, although they gave the meaning very well, too far removed from the Arabic to help me learn the language. Neither were the translations in particularly eloquent English.
Lastly, there are no vowels in the Arabic, except in the notes. It would be much more useful for students if the unguessable vowels [e.g on from I verbs] were written in.
So, recommended, but expect to do a lot of dictionary work to get the most out of this book.
However, it could be a lot better. For a start, I didn't like the stories very much. I found them all very dark and disturbing. A book with much nicer stories (but not in parallel text) is (...)
Secondly, I found the translations, although they gave the meaning very well, too far removed from the Arabic to help me learn the language. Neither were the translations in particularly eloquent English.
Lastly, there are no vowels in the Arabic, except in the notes. It would be much more useful for students if the unguessable vowels [e.g on from I verbs] were written in.
So, recommended, but expect to do a lot of dictionary work to get the most out of this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By f1087
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this to help me learn Arabic. I've found it very useful, the stories are not all exciting, but it is a good read and a great help to the student of the Arabic language, as well as giving an insight into Arabic culture.
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I chose this rating because I wanted to write the review, but I can't really come down on one side or the other. The reason is purely practical. I am learning Arabic and when I saw "bilingual" reader I assumed it was a parallel reader, realising afterwards that flipping back and forth between successive pages could be a problem in the Kindle version. But worse, for my particular purpose as a relative beginner: the whole story is given first in English then in Arabic, so I am finding it practically impossible to read. I am very frustrated as the concept and the stories look so good!
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By packroyd
Format:Paperback
This collection has the approval of every one of our Arabic students who has sampled it. It is a wonderful "bridge" between Arabic and English that enables Arabic beginner learners of English to absorb an amazing amount of new vocabulary because the stories are so familiar. Another wonderful English teaching/learning resource. Our teachers read the stories but make deliberate mistakes that the students have to listen for and correct.
4 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this as a present for my husband and he says it is very good.
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