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Article: Iraq's modern Arabic literature in English translation: a preliminary bibliography.(Modern Iraqi Literature in English Translation)
- Article from:
- Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
- Article date:
- September 22, 1997
- Author:
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The primary purpose of this bibliographical survey is to provide a guide to Iraq's modern Arabic literature in English translation. Iraqi literature written in other languages such as Kurdish and Turkmen are not included in this survey. Iraqi-Jewish writers who were noted for their literary efforts during the pre-1950 period are cited only if their translated works were published before their departure from Iraq (e.g. Ya'qub Balbul and Anwar Sha'ul). It should be pointed out that their writings are recognized, often in positive terms, as an integral part of Iraq's Arabic literature. The 1988 anthology of Iraqi Short Stories, a government-sponsored publication, refers, for ...