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]]> By: alharaka http://arabist.net/archives/2008/03/19/bahaa-taher-wins-the-arabic-booker/#comment-392620 alharaka Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:22:16 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2008/03/19/bahaa-taher-wins-the-arabic-booker/#comment-392620 After just finishing his book _My Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery_ for a class, I must say I am thoroughly impressed by Taher's work. His short stories and novels have been recommended to me in many Arabic classes, and I will continue to read him. I am depressed, nonetheless, by his comment about the status of prominent Arab authors. I am afraid it is true that there is a direct correlation between violent attacks directed toward the author and his or level of fame. It makes me wonder if anyone in the United States would know about Mahfouz's _Children of Our Alley_ if were not for the controversy and the stabbing. Just in case someone wants to read _My Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery_, this is an online version translated into English: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft3b69n847/ (Note: I have not read it in English, so I cannot attest to its quality yet.) After just finishing his book _My Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery_ for a class, I must say I am thoroughly impressed by Taher’s work. His short stories and novels have been recommended to me in many Arabic classes, and I will continue to read him. I am depressed, nonetheless, by his comment about the status of prominent Arab authors. I am afraid it is true that there is a direct correlation between violent attacks directed toward the author and his or level of fame. It makes me wonder if anyone in the United States would know about Mahfouz’s _Children of Our Alley_ if were not for the controversy and the stabbing.

Just in case someone wants to read _My Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery_, this is an online version translated into English:
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft3b69n847/
(Note: I have not read it in English, so I cannot attest to its quality yet.)

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