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Abstract
Jonathan Wright is a British journalist and literary translator, known for bringing many works of Arab fiction to new audiences via translation for the past fifteen years. His recent works, however, seem more connected to Iraq: in addition to The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim and Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, he has translated The Book of Collateral Damage by Sinan Antoon (Yale University Press, 2020) and God 99 by Blasim (Comma Press, 2020). Jonathan is currently working on a semi-biographical novella by Iraqi writer Ali Bader and on works by Palestinian activist and fiction writer Ghassan Kanafani yet to be translated or retranslated, into English. In this interview, Ruth Abou Rached and Jonathan Wright discuss the experiences of Wright translating Iraqi and Arabic fiction and Wright offers his thoughts and recommendations.
| Original language | Canadian English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 43-47 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Contemporary Iraq and the Arab world |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Mar 2023 |
Keywords
- Jonathan Wright
- Arabic literature in translation
- Saif Ghobash Banipal Translation Prize
- Fusha
- Arabic dialects in translation
- Iraqi fiction
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Iraqi women (re)writing their stories: An overview of short stories and novels by Iraqi women in English translation
Abou Rached, R., 8 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Contemporary Iraq and the Arab world . 17, 1, p. 113-138 26 p., 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review