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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101608192024

ISBN-139781608192021

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Book TitleBeirut 39 : New Writing from the Arab World

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMiddle Eastern

Publication Year2010

GenreLiterary Collections

AuthorSamuel Shimon

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight10.1 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

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LCCN2009-052486

ReviewsThis collection will appeal to literature lovers and anyone interested in understanding Arab culture., "The entries spark with serendipities. Readers are implicitly asked to draw connections... The best of these works frequently underscore darker moments, running the gamut from a bombing and a book-burning to schoolyard bullying, but do so without criticizing the characters nor the conditions of the societies which shaped them. Read together, a sense of restlessness -- of migrations from village to city, from childhood to adulthood, from living with hesitation to gradually accepting fate -- emerges. These stories dig at human fallibilites with imaginative risks." -BookBrowse.com A well-conceived gathering of poems, short stories and other work by 39 Arab writers under the age of 40.… This is a well-made anthology, of much interest to students of world literature and of the contemporary Arab world." –Kirkus Reviews "[A] fascinating collection of pieces by 39 young Arab voices from all over the world... involving and diverse... Anyone working on their to-read list will find plenty of ideas." –Publishers Weekly, "A well-conceived gathering of poems, short stories and other work by 39 Arab writers under the age of 40." -- Kirkus Reviews "This fascinating collection of pieces by 39 young Arab voices from all over the world was put together by the Hay Festival in celebration of Beirut's 2009 selection as World Book Capital ... anyone working on their to-read list will find plenty of ideas." -- Publishers Weekly "This collection will appeal to literature lovers and anyone interested in understanding Arab culture." -- Library Journal "The best of these works frequently underscore darker moments, running the gamut from a bombing and a book-burning to schoolyard bullying, but do so without criticizing the characters nor the conditions of the societies which shaped them. Read together, a sense of restlessness--of migrations from village to city, from childhood to adulthood, from living with hesitation to gradually accepting fate--emerges. These stories dig at human fallibilities with imaginative risks." -- Karen Rigby, BookBrowse.com, A well-conceived gathering of poems, short stories and other work by 39 Arab writers under the age of 40., "This collection was a really necessary undertaking, and Samuel Shimon did a great job of sourcing and curating these poems, stories and excerpts from novels. There's a kind of renaissance taking place, it seems, among young Arab writers from the Middle East, North Africa the U.S. and Europe. It comes at a good time, too. We need their voices more than ever before." - Dave Eggers, Salon "The entries spark with serendipities. Readers are implicitly asked to draw connections... The best of these works frequently underscore darker moments, running the gamut from a bombing and a book-burning to schoolyard bullying, but do so without criticizing the characters nor the conditions of the societies which shaped them. Read together, a sense of restlessness -- of migrations from village to city, from childhood to adulthood, from living with hesitation to gradually accepting fate -- emerges. These stories dig at human fallibilites with imaginative risks." - BookBrowse.com "A well-conceived gathering of poems, short stories and other work by 39 Arab writers under the age of 40.... This is a well-made anthology, of much interest to students of world literature and of the contemporary Arab world." Kirkus Reviews "[A] fascinating collection of pieces by 39 young Arab voices from all over the world... involving and diverse... Anyone working on their to-read list will find plenty of ideas." Publishers Weekly, "A well-conceived gathering of poems, short stories and other work by 39 Arab writers under the age of 40."- Kirkus Reviews "This fascinating collection of pieces by 39 young Arab voices from all over the world was put together by the Hay Festival in celebration of Beirut's 2009 selection as World Book Capital â€¦ anyone working on their to-read list will find plenty of ideas."- Publishers Weekly "This collection will appeal to literature lovers and anyone interested in understanding Arab culture." - Library Journal "The best of these works frequently underscore darker moments, running the gamut from a bombing and a book-burning to schoolyard bullying, but do so without criticizing the characters nor the conditions of the societies which shaped them. Read together, a sense of restlessness-of migrations from village to city, from childhood to adulthood, from living with hesitation to gradually accepting fate-emerges. These stories dig at human fallibilities with imaginative risks."- Karen Rigby, BookBrowse.com, This fascinating collection of pieces by 39 young Arab voices from all over the world was put together by the Hay Festival in celebration of Beirut's 2009 selection as World Book Capital ... anyone working on their to-read list will find plenty of ideas., The best of these works frequently underscore darker moments, running the gamut from a bombing and a book-burning to schoolyard bullying, but do so without criticizing the characters nor the conditions of the societies which shaped them. Read together, a sense of restlessness--of migrations from village to city, from childhood to adulthood, from living with hesitation to gradually accepting fate--emerges. These stories dig at human fallibilities with imaginative risks.

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal892/.70808953

Table Of ContentPreface by Hana al-Shaykh Judges' Announcement Introduction by Abdo Wazen Editor's Note Abdelaziz Errachidi from the novel Bedouins on the Edge Abdelkader Benali from the novel The Trip of the Slaughterhouse Abdellah Taia The Wounded Man Abderrahim Elkhassar Amazigh Abderrazak Boukebba from the The Twentieth Terrorist Adania Shibli At the Post Office Ahmad Saadawi from the novel Frankenstein in Baghdad Ahmad Yamani eight poems from The Utopia of Cemeteries Ala Hlehel Coexistence Bassim al Ansar Three Poems Dima Wannous Two Stories Faïza Guène Mimouna Hala Kawtharani Three Stories Hamdy el Gazzar from the novel Secret Pleasures Hussein al Abri from the novel The Last Hanging Poem Huseein Jelaad Three Poems Hyam Yared Layla's Belly Islam Samhan Who Are You Carrying That Rose For? Joumana Haddad from the poem 'The Geology of the I' in The Book of J Kamel Riahi from the novel The Scalpel Mansour El Souwaim from the novel The Threshold of Ashes

SynopsisBeirut is the 2009 World Book Capital, as designated by UNESCO, and at the center of the festivities, in collaboration with the world-renowned Hay Festival, is a competition to identify the thirty-nine most promising young talents in Arab literature. The selection of the "Beirut 39" follows the success of a similar competition in the 2007 World Book Capital, Bogota, celebrating achievements in Latin American literature. This year, for the first time, the winners--nominated by publishers, literary critics, and readers across the Arab world and internationally, and selected by a panel of eminent Arab writers, academics, and journalists--will be published together in a one-of-a-kind anthology. Edited by Samuel Shimon of Banipal magazine, the collection will be published simultaneously in Arabic and English throughout the world by Bloomsbury and Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing. Beirut 39 provides an important look at the Arab-speaking world today, through the eyes of thirty-nine of its brightest young literary stars., Beirut is the 2009 World Book Capital, as designated by UNESCO, and at the center of the festivities, in collaboration with the world-renowned Hay Festival, is a competition to identify the thirty-nine most promising young talents in Arab literature. The selection of the Beirut 39 follows the success of a similar competition in the 2007 World Book Capital, Bogotá, celebrating achievements in Latin American literature. This year, for the first time, the winners--nominated by publishers, literary critics, and readers across the Arab world and internationally, and selected by a panel of eminent Arab writers, academics, and journalists--will be published together in a one-of-a-kind anthology. Edited by Samuel Shimon of Banipal magazine, the collection will be published simultaneously in Arabic and English throughout the world by Bloomsbury and Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing. Beirut 39 provides an important look at the Arab-speaking world today, through the eyes of thirty-nine of its brightest young literary stars., Beirut is the 2009 World Book Capital, as designated by UNESCO, and at the center of the festivities, in collaboration with the world-renowned Hay Festival, is a competition to identify the thirty-nine most promising young talents in Arab literature. The selection of the "Beirut 39" follows the success of a similar competition in the 2007 World Book Capital, Bogotá, celebrating achievements in Latin American literature. This year, for the first time, the winners--nominated by publishers, literary critics, and readers across the Arab world and internationally, and selected by a panel of eminent Arab writers, academics, and journalists--will be published together in a one-of-a-kind anthology. Edited by Samuel Shimon of Banipal magazine, the collection will be published simultaneously in Arabic and English throughout the world by Bloomsbury and Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing. Beirut 39 provides an important look at the Arab-speaking world today, through the eyes of thirty-nine of its brightest young literary stars.

LC Classification NumberPJ7694.E1B45 2010