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What Rocksmith has taught me about translation
Rocksmith (fully: Rocksmith 2014 Remastered) is a video game. Someone saw how popular the Guitar Hero video games were and decided to make a similar game that used a real guitar and make it into a tool to teach guitar. For a very long time now, any time someone asked me what my hobbies were,…
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The Arabic ‘Antarah’ Comic: ‘An Experiment Worthy of Praise’
https://wp.me/pHopc-7E4 I will be looking to get my hands on a copy, ASAP!
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Amid the Literature of Syria, the Cradle of Civilization
Keep an eye out for the whole series! Looks like some great material is coming up.
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Why go back to college?
I’m 46 years old. I can certainly say that I am mid-career. I hold the American Translators Association certification for Arabic into English translation. I have worked as a translator both in-house and freelance for over 15 years now. I have a few stable clients and a good full-time job. And I am working on…
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Tens and Dozens
I feel like this comes up a lot. In Arabic things are spoken of in tens: tens of people at a party, tens of cars in a parking lot, tens of houses in a neighborhood. In English – at least in the US, but I think it applies elsewhere – this sounds awkward and wrong.…
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Farewell to Denys Johnson-Davies, a legend
Denys Johnson-Davies was the elder statesman and master craftsman of Arabic into English translation. At nearly 95 years old, no one can claim his passing came too soon or was tragic, but his contributions to the field will certainly be missed and the life he lived was worthy of honor. I encourage you to read…
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An Excerpt from Mansoura Ez Eldin’s ‘Emerald Mountain’
I am excited and honored to have this translation appear on ArabLit. Thanks to Mansoura for sharing her novel and M. Lynx Qualey for putting us in touch and sharing this chapter of Emerald Mountain!
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Behind High Curtains
by Faiza Sultan Translator’s Note: I am currently working on my MA in Translation Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Naturally, there are quite a few translation assignments as part of the program. The student cadre is multilingual so the department’s instructors ask us to find our own works to translate rather than…
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Ancillary Justice: Is there room for Science Fiction in Arabic Literature?
Translated from Inkitab written by Fatimah Bint Nasser al-Wahibi Ancillary Justice has attained great success among general readers and organizations that have unanimously awarded it with prizes, including: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Arthur C. Clarke award. This novel was written by author Ann Leckie whose description on her website is stark: She lives…
