Popular Fiction, Translation and the Nahda in Egypt
This book is a critical study of the translation and adaptation of popular fiction into Arabic at the turn of the twentieth century. It examines the ways in which the Egyptian nahda discourse with its emphasis on identity, authenticity and renaissance sup
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Popular Fiction, Translation and the Nahda in Egypt Samah Selim
Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World Series Editor Hamid Dabashi Columbia University New York, NY, USA
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Samah Selim
Popular Fiction, Translation and the Nahda in Egypt
Samah Selim Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Acknowledgments
When I first started doing the research for this book at the Egyptian National Library in the spring of 2004, I had no idea that it would take 15 years to finally see the light of day. The journey was long and eventful, full of ups and downs, sharp turns, and serendipitous discoveries and encounters. The book accompanied me through important and sometimes startling transitions in a personal and professional life lived across three
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