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Contains English translations of twenty-eight pieces of literature by authors from all over the world, including Ariel Dorfman, Aleksandar Hemon, Francine Prose, Wole Soyinka, and more.
| Title |
Words without borders : the world through the eyes of writers : an anthology / edited by Samantha Schnee, Alane Salierno Mason, and Dedi Felman. |
|---|---|
| Contributors |
Mason, Alane Salierno, 1964- Felman, Dedi Schnee, Samantha |
| Publisher |
New York : Anchor Books |
| Creation Date |
2007 |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Content |
Introduction / Andre Dubus III -- Where are you running to? (China) / Ma Jian introduced by Jonathan Safran Foer translated from the Chinese by Flora Drew -- Meteorite mountain (China) / Can Xue introduced by Ha Jin translated from the Chinese by Zhe Hong -- Looking for the elephant (South Korea) / Jo Kyung Ran introduced by Don Lee translated from the Korean by Heinz Insu Fenkl -- Children of the sky (Indonesia) / Seno Gumira Ajidarma introduced by Pramoedya Ananta Toer translated from the Indonesian by John H. McGlynn -- The scripture read backward (Bangladesh) / Parashuram introduced by Amit Chaudhuri translated from the Bengali by Sukanta Chaudhuri -- The unfinished game (Iran) / Goli Taraghi introduced by Francine Prose translated from the Persian by Zara Houshmand -- The day in Buenos Aires (Iraq) / Jabbar Yussin Hussin introduced by Alberto Manguel translated from the Arabic by Randa Jarrar -- Two poems (Syria) / Saniyya Saleh introduced by Adonis translated from the Arabic by Issa J. Boullata -- Faint hints of tranquillity (Palestine) / Adania Shibli introduced by Anton Shammas translated from the Arabic by Anton Shammas -- Shards of reality and glass (Palestine) / Hassan Khader introduced by Ahdaf Soueif translated from the Arabic by Ahdaf Soueif -- Drowsy haze (Egypt) / Gamal Al-Ghitani introduced by Naguib Mahfouz translated from the Arabic by William Maynard Hutchins -- The uses of English (Nigeria) / Akinwumi Isola introduced by Wole Soyinka -- from Provisional (Romania) / Gabriela Adamesteanu introduced by Norman Manea translated from the Romanian by Carrie Messenger -- Two poems (Bosnia) / Senadin Musabegović introduced by Aleksandar Hemon translated from the Bosnian by Ulviga Tanović -- from Experiment with India (Italy berto Manguel translated from the Arabic by Randa Jarrar -- Two poems Giorgio Manganelli introduced by Roberto Calasso translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein -- from The fish of Berlin (Germany) / Eleonora Hummel introduced by Günter Grass translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky -- Seven poems (Poland) / Bronisław Maj introduced by the editors translated by Clare Cavanagh. from His majesty, almighty Death (France) / Myriam Anissimov introduced by Cynthia Ozick translated from the French by C. Dickson -- from October 27, 2003 (France) / Etel Adnan introduced by Diana Abu Jaber translated from the French by C. Dickson with Etel Adnan -- Vietnam. Thursday (Norway) / Johan Harstad introduced by Heidi Julavits translated from the Norwegian by Deborah Dawkin and Erik Skuggevik -- Lightweight champ (Mexico) / Juan Villoro introduced by Javier Marías translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman -- The sheika's condition (Mexico) / Mario Bellatin introduced by Francisco Goldman translated from the Spanish by Cindy Schuster -- When I was a man (Mexico) / Ambar Past introduced by Elena Poniatowska translated from the Spanish by Samantha Schnee -- from Revulsion (El Salvador) / Horacio Castellanos Moya introduced by Roberto Bolaño translated from the Spanish by Beatriz Cortez -- The Chareron inheritance (Haiti) / Evelyne Trouillot introduced by Edwidge Danticat translated from the French by Avriel Goldberger -- from Kind's silence (Argentina) / Marcela Solá introduced by Luisa Valenzuela translated from the Spanish by Tobias Hecht -- Baked mud (Argentina) / Juan José Saer introduced by José Saramago translated from the Spanish by Sergio Waisman -- Swimming at night (Argentina) / Juan Forn introduced by Ariel Dorfman translated from the Spanish by Marina Harss. |
| Extent |
xvi, 367 pages 21 cm |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997010928988005171 |
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