Humphrey Davies
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Humphrey Davies was a distinguished British translator renowned for bringing modern and classical Arabic literature to English-speaking audiences.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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person ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
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Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Arabic literature
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classical Arabic literature ⓘ modern Arabic literature ⓘ |
| languagesTranslatedFrom | Arabic ⓘ |
| languagesTranslatedTo | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | multiple award-winning translations from Arabic to English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
promoting Arabic literature to English-speaking audiences
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translations of classical Arabic literature into English ⓘ translations of modern Arabic literature into English ⓘ |
| occupation |
Arabic–English translator
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literary translator ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| translatedAuthor |
Ahmed Alaidy
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Alaa Al Aswany NERFINISHED ⓘ Bahaa Taher NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamdi Abu Golayyel NERFINISHED ⓘ Khaled al-Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Miral al-Tahawy NERFINISHED ⓘ Naguib Mahfouz NERFINISHED ⓘ Youssef Ziedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedWork |
Al-Muqaffaʿ’s Kalila and Dimna
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Azazeel NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Leg over Leg NERFINISHED ⓘ Leg over Leg, Volume Four NERFINISHED ⓘ Leg over Leg, Volume One NERFINISHED ⓘ Leg over Leg, Volume Three NERFINISHED ⓘ Leg over Leg, Volume Two NERFINISHED ⓘ Life on Hold NERFINISHED ⓘ Midaq Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunset Oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ark of Sleep NERFINISHED ⓘ The Automobile Club of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chronicles of Majnun Layla NERFINISHED ⓘ The Collar and the Bracelet NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crocodiles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Diesel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Essential Naguib Mahfouz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Heron NERFINISHED ⓘ The House of the Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ The House of the Wolf and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last of the Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mahfouz Dialogues NERFINISHED ⓘ The Map of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ The Open Door NERFINISHED ⓘ The Other Place NERFINISHED ⓘ The Queue NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scarecrow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shell NERFINISHED ⓘ The Smell of a Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sultan’s Seal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tent NERFINISHED ⓘ The Turban and the Hat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Woman of the Midan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Yacoubian Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes at War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cairo
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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