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Part anthology and part travelogue, Translating Libya presents the country through the eyes of sixteen short story writers and one American diplomat. Intrigued by the apparent absence of 'place' in modern Libyan short fiction, Ethan Chorin resolved to track down and translate stories that specifically mention cities and landmarks in Libya. The stories trace the influence of the ancient Romans, the later Italian occupation and the influx of foreign workers from Africa and further afield. The authors open a window on Libya pre-revolution - a rapidly urbanizing country with rich oil reserves, renewed diplomatic relations with the West and a nascent tourist industry based on its well-preserved ancient cities. This is a unique introduction to a country that was for some time been 'off the beaten path'.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Foreword, by Ambassador Richard W. Murphy 7 Introduction 9 Acknowledgments 11 Part One: Setting the Scene Putting 'Libya' Back in Libyan Short Fiction 15 In Search of Stories 20 Part Two: The stories Stories from the East Benghazi and Environs 33 Sadiq Nayhoum, The Good-Hearted Salt Seller 38 Wahbi Bouri, Hotel Vienna 46 Ramadan Abdalla Bukheit, The Quay and the Rain 54 Abdel Raziq Al-Mansuri, My Friends When I Die 59 Saleh Saad Younis, The Yellow Rock 62 Najwa Ben Shetwan, The Spontaneous Journey 69 Abdullah Ali Al-Gazal, The Mute 76 Stories from the South Sadiq Nayhoum, The Sultan's Flotilla 95 Ahmed Ibrahim Fagih, The Locusts 108 Maryam Salama, From Door to Door 123 Ahmed Mohammed Lannaizy, Mill Road 132 Stories from the West Tripoli and the Old City 141 Meftah Genaw, Caesar's Return 150 Ziad Ali, The Castle and the Water 156 Kamel Maghur, The Old Hotel or Miloud and Rubina's Story 159 Lamia El-Makki, Tripoli Story 177 Ali Mustapha Misrati, Special Edition 182 Part Three: Interpreting the Stories On the Libyan Short Story 189 Three Generations of Economic Shock 194 Migration 198 Minorities 204 The Libyan Psyche 214 Libyan Women: Moving Backwards, Forwards, or Looking for a Third Way? 219 Author Biographies 227 Bibliography 233 Foreword

About the Author :
Dr Ethan Chorin served as the U.S. Economic/Commercial attache in Tripoli from 2004 - 2006 and then continued work on Libya as a member of the Obama Campaign's Foreign Policy Group. Chorin has spent more than seventeen years living, working, and studying in the Middle East and Africa. He is the co-founder of a Libya-focused NGO, the Avicenna Group.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780863568930
  • Publisher: Saqi Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Saqi Books
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0863568939
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jun 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 240


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