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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary translator
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memoirist ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
King Abdullah International Award for Translation
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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
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University of London ⓘ |
| familyName | Johnson-Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Arabic literature
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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
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Modern Arabic Short Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Canada
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Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cairo
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Naguib Mahfouz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Cairo
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Qatar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| translatedAuthor |
Abdel Rahman Munif
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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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