{"title":"William M Hutchins","description":"William M Hutchins is the principal translator of the Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy. He is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University.\n\nAmong his other translations are Mohammed al-Khudayyir’s \u003cem\u003eBasrayatha: Portrait of a City\u003c\/em\u003e and Fadhil al-Azzawi’s \u003cem\u003eThe Last of The Angels\u003c\/em\u003e (both 2007). He has translated \u003cem\u003eAnubis\u003c\/em\u003e by Ibrahim al-Koni (AUC Press, 2005), and \u003cem\u003eTen Again\u003c\/em\u003e by Ibrahim al-Mazini (AUC Press, 2006).\n\nHe was awarded a US National Endowment for the Arts Literary Translation Grant (2005-2006) for the translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Seven Veils of Seth\u003c\/em\u003e by Ibrahim al-Koni.\n","products":[{"product_id":"banipal-magazine-issue-29","title":"Banipal Magazine - Issue 29","description":"\u003ci\u003eBanipal 29\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with Summer reading, excerpts of novels, features and photo-reports. We pay tribute to the late Iraqi poet \u003cb\u003eNazik al-Malaika\u003c\/b\u003e who revolutionised modern Arabic poetry, and to Moroccan author \u003cb\u003eDriss Chraïbi\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe issue opens with an excerpt from \u003cb\u003eHassan Daoud’s\u003c\/b\u003e novel \u003ci\u003eYear of the Revolutionary New Bread-Making Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, due out in October, his second in English translation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalih Altoma\u003c\/b\u003e introduces a major feature on the pioneer Iraqi novelist \u003cb\u003eGhaib Tu‘ma Farman\u003c\/b\u003e, with excerpts from two of his novels, \u003ci\u003eFive Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr Ma'ruf's Woes\u003c\/i\u003e – the first time his work has been translated into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Literary Influences column charts the journey of Palestinian writer, scholar and translator \u003cb\u003eIssa J Boullata\u003c\/b\u003e, while Moroccan poet and literator \u003cb\u003eMohammed Bennis\u003c\/b\u003e is featured in an in-depth interview and poetry in translation by \u003cb\u003eCamilo Gomez-Rivas\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovelists include Saudi Arabian \u003cb\u003eYousef al-Mohaimeed\u003c\/b\u003e with an excerpt from his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Bottle\u003c\/i\u003e.  Lebanese-Palestinian \u003cb\u003eNabil Abu Hamad\u003c\/b\u003e with an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eThe Cripple\u003c\/i\u003e, Lebanese \u003cb\u003eAbbas Beydoun\u003c\/b\u003e with an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eBlood Test\u003c\/i\u003e, and Iraqi \u003cb\u003eDuna Ghali\u003c\/b\u003e with an excerpt from her novel \u003ci\u003eWhen the Scent Awakens\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoems in translation are from \u003cb\u003eSargon Boulus, Issa Makhlouf, D H Melhem, Amira Abul Husn, Salah al-Hamdani\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSinan Antoon\u003c\/b\u003e.  Just one short story in this issue from \u003cb\u003eWafa Malih\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompleting the issue are Book Reviews, an extensive Books in Brief section, plus photo-reports including the RAWI Arab-American Writers Conference; Banipal’s New York reading for Lebanese poets; and Banipal’s visit to the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditorial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNazik al-Malaika (23 August 1923 – 20 June 2007) – A Tribute\u003cbr\u003eHassan Daoud – Excerpt from the novel Year of the Revolutionary New Bread-Making Machine\u003cbr\u003eSargon Boulus – Eight Poems\u003cbr\u003eYousef al-Mohaimeed – Excerpt from a new novel The Bottle\u003cbr\u003eIssa Makhlouf – Selected Poems\u003cbr\u003eD H Melhem – Two Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Influences\u003cbr\u003eIssa J Boullata – Books and I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeature on pioneer Iraqi novelist Ghaib Tu‘ma Farman\u003cbr\u003eSalih Altoma – Introduction\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from the novel Five Voices [Khamsat Aswat]\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from Mr Ma‘ruf’s Woes [Alaam al-Sayyid Ma‘ruf]\u003cbr\u003eWilliam M Hutchins Introduction to Mr Ma‘ruf’s Woes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNabil Abu Hamad – Excerpt from the novel The Cripple\u003cbr\u003eAbbas Beydoun – Excerpt from the novel Blood Test\u003cbr\u003eDuna Ghali – Excerpt from the novel When the Scent Awakens\u003cbr\u003eAmira Abul Husn – Fifteen Poems\u003cbr\u003eSalah al-Hamdani – Six Poems\u003cbr\u003eSinan Antoon – A Poem Necropolis\u003cbr\u003eWafa Malih – A short story NO!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeature on Mohammed Bennis\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction and interview by Camilo Gomez-Rivas\u003cbr\u003ePoems from the collections Gift of the Void and Over There You Stay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDriss Chraïbi (1926 – 1 April 2007) – A Tribute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Reviews\u003cbr\u003eMona Zaki Thieves in Retirement by Hamdi Abu Golayyel\u003cbr\u003ePeter Clark My Name is Salma by Fadia Faqir\u003cbr\u003eJudith Kazantzis I‘jaam – An Iraqi Rhapsody by Sinan Antoon\u003cbr\u003eTarek el-Ariss The Illusion of Return by Samir el-Youssef\u003cbr\u003eZuzana Kratka Cairo Stories by Anne-Marie Drosso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooks in Brief\u003cbr\u003eNew editions of Nawal el Saadawi’s The Hidden Face of Eve, God Dies by the Nile and Woman at Point Zero; Tales of Juha: Classic Arab Folk Humour; Distant Train by Ibrahim Abdel Megid; The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction, edited by Denys Johnson-Davies; Learning English by Rachid al-Daif translated by Paula and Adnan Haydar; The Journals of Sarab Affan by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra translated by Ghassan Nasr; Streetwise by Mohamed Choukri; Pyramid Texts by Gamal al-Ghitani translated by Humphrey Davies; The Last of the Angels by Fadhil al-Azzawi translated by William M Hutchins; Maryam’s Maze by Mansoura Ez-Eldin trans. 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As readers begin their journey into the works of 27 writers, three introductory essays open up the background to the short story, the development of modern poetry and the state of the novel in the UAE today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the stories that stand out are Abdul Hamid Ahmed’s 'Kuya’s Little Things', about an Indian worker’s struggle to provide for his far-away family, the excerpt from Sara al-Jarwan’s novel \u003ci\u003eLetters to my Lord the Sultan\u003c\/i\u003e, spelling out the complexities of life in a family of one man with four wives and Adel Khozam’s reflections, \u003ci\u003eMusic\u003c\/i\u003e, in stanzas echoing the musical scale.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBanipal’s Guest Literature feature this issue comes from Germany: eight great authors at the top of their fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBanipal 42 opens with a return to the popular feature – Literary Influences. Prize-winning Saudi Arabian author Raja Alem recounts her passion for reading as a child and the world authors she read.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditorial by Samuel Shimon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaja Alem – Literary Influences – \"Reading the infidels in Mecca\"\u003cbr\u003eAhmed Mourad – Excerpt from the novel \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Robin Moger\u003cbr\u003eAhmed Khaled Towfik - Excerpt from the novel \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Chip Rossetti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Writing from the Emirates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNasser al-Dhaheri on The Beginnings of the Emirati Short Story\u003cbr\u003eAdel Khozam on The Development of Emirati Modern Poetry\u003cbr\u003eShaker Noori on Looking at the Emirati Novel\u003cbr\u003eAbdel Aziz Jassim – Selected Poems, translated by Allison Blecker\u003cbr\u003eFatima al-Mazrouei – Two short stories, translated by William M Hutchins\u003cbr\u003eMona Abdulkader al-Ali – A short story, translated by John Peate\u003cbr\u003eNujoom al-Ghanem – Selected Poems, translated by Khalid al-Masri\u003cbr\u003eAbdul Hamid Ahmed – 'Kuya's Little Things', a short story translated by Thomas Aplin \u003cbr\u003eDhabiya Khamis – Selected Poems, translated by Camilo Gomez-Rivas\u003cbr\u003eSara al-Jarwan – Excerpt from the novel \u003ci\u003eLetters to my Lord the Sultan\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Robin Moger\u003cbr\u003eAdel Khozam – Selected Poems, translated by Raphael Cohen\u003cbr\u003eRawdha al-Belushi – 'Resurrection Bus', a short story translated by Thomas Aplin Aisha al-Kaabi – Very short stories, translated by John Peate\u003cbr\u003eHabib Sayegh – Selected Poems, translated by Issa J Boullata \u003cbr\u003eAli Abu al-Reesh – Excerpt from the novel \u003ci\u003eRoom 357\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by William M Hutchins\u003cbr\u003eIbrahim Mohammed Ibrahim – Poems, translated by Fadhil al-Azzawi\u003cbr\u003eKhulood al-Mualla – Selected Poems, translated by Allison Blecker\u003cbr\u003eKhalid Albudoor – Selected Poems, translated by Robin Moger\u003cbr\u003eBasema Younes – 'Silence', a short story translated by Ali Azeriah\u003cbr\u003eMohammed Al-Murr – A Portrait by Peter Clark\u003cbr\u003eMaisoon Saqr – Selected Poems, translated by Robin Moger\u003cbr\u003eMariam al-Ghafli – Excerpt from the novel \u003ci\u003eDaughter of the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by William M Hutchins\u003cbr\u003eMohammed al-Mazrouei – Selected Poems, translated by John Peate\u003cbr\u003eMariam al-Saedi – Two short stories, translated by Ghenwa Hayek\u003cbr\u003eAbdallah Abdulwahab – Selected Poems, translated by Fadhil al-Azzawi\u003cbr\u003eDhaen Shahine – Selected Poems, translated by Robin Moger\u003cbr\u003eAhmed Rashid Thani – Selected Poems, translated by Raphael Cohen\u003cbr\u003eAlice Johnson – Literary Salons and Book Clubs\u003cbr\u003eIbrahim al-Mullah – Selected Poems, translated by Robin Moger\u003cbr\u003eNasser al-Dhaheri – 'The Stone of Desire', translated by Reem Ghanyem\u003cbr\u003eEbtisam al-Mualla – 'A Dying Light', a short story translated by Sophia Vasalou\u003cbr\u003eDhabiya Khamis – 'A Travelling Tale', from the novel \u003ci\u003eLife As It Is\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Charis Bredin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuest Literature - Germany\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinrich von Haaren – 'Slow Tree of Joy', a short story translated by the author \u003cbr\u003eAnnika Scheffel – 'Pretty Big', a short story translated by Stefan Tobler\u003cbr\u003eElke Schmitter – Excerpt from the novel \u003ci\u003eMinor Misdemeanours\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Rachel McNicholl\u003cbr\u003eUlf Stolterfoht – Selected Poems, translated by Ken Cockburn\u003cbr\u003eVolker Kaminski – 'The Top Project', a short story translated by Katy Derbyshire\u003cbr\u003eThomas Lehr – Excerpt from the novel \u003ci\u003eSeptember: Fata Morgana\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Katy Derbyshire\u003cbr\u003eAntonia Baum – Exceprt from the novel \u003ci\u003eCompletely Lifeless, Preferably Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Simon Pare\u003cbr\u003eJoachim Sartorius – Excerpt from the novel \u003ci\u003ePrinces' Island\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Stephen Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Johnson: In a Fertile Desert, Modern Writing from the United Arab Emirates (selected, translated and introduced by Denys Johnson-Davies)\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Obank: \u003ci\u003eMy Early Days\u003c\/i\u003e by Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammad al-Qasimi\u003cbr\u003eNorbert Hirschhorn: Two Libyan Novels – \u003ci\u003eHomeless Rats\u003c\/i\u003e by Ahmed Fagih and \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of a Disappearance\u003c\/i\u003e by Hisham Matar\u003cbr\u003eSusannah Tarbush: \u003ci\u003eOne Day in April\u003c\/i\u003e by Jad El Hage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks in Brief\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hashish Waiter, The Traveler and the Innkeeper, So You May See, Sabra Zoo, Abduction, Professor Hanaa, The Last Storytellers, The Granta Book of the African Short Story, The Present Tense of the World, Mediterraneans\/ Méditerranéenes: Our Mothers, Disordered World: Setting a New Course for the Twenty-first Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLast Page: Najwa Binshatwan - 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