Denys Johnson-Davies

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Denys Johnson-Davies was a renowned British translator celebrated for bringing modern Arabic literature to English-speaking audiences.

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instanceOf literary translator
memoirist
person
short story writer
translator
activeInPeriod 20th century
21st century
awardReceived King Abdullah International Award for Translation NERFINISHED
Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Cultural Personality of the Year NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1922-06-21
dateOfDeath 2017-05-22
describedAs renowned British translator of Arabic literature
educatedAt St Catharine's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
University of London
familyName Johnson-Davies NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Arabic literature
literary translation
givenName Denys NERFINISHED
hasRole pioneer of modern Arabic literary translation into English
languageTranslatedFrom Arabic
languageTranslatedTo English
name Denys Johnson-Davies NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableFor translating modern Arabic literature into English
notableWork Memories in Translation: A Life Between the Lines of Arabic Literature NERFINISHED
Modern Arabic Short Stories NERFINISHED
The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction NERFINISHED
occupation editor
translator
writer
placeOfBirth Canada
Vancouver NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cairo NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Naguib Mahfouz NERFINISHED
residence Cairo
Qatar NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
translatedAuthor Abdel Rahman Munif NERFINISHED
Ghassan Kanafani NERFINISHED
Hanan al-Shaykh NERFINISHED
Ibrahim al-Koni NERFINISHED
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra NERFINISHED
Leila Abouzeid NERFINISHED
Mahmoud Darwish NERFINISHED
Naguib Mahfouz NERFINISHED
Salwa Bakr NERFINISHED
Tawfiq al-Hakim NERFINISHED
Tayeb Salih NERFINISHED
Yusuf Idris NERFINISHED
Zakaria Tamer NERFINISHED

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