Translating Libya: The Modern Libyan Short Story

Chorin, Ethan

ISBN 10: 0863566472 / ISBN 13: 9780863566479

Published by Saqi Books (edition ), 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Translating Libya: The Modern Libyan Short Story
• Publisher: Saqi Books (edition )
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863566472
• ISBN 13: 9780863566479
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Part anthology and part travelogue, Translating Libya presents the country through the eyes of sixteen Libyan short story writers and one American diplomat. Intrigued by the apparent absence of 'place' in modern Libyan short fiction, Ethan Chorin resolved to track down and translate stories that specifically mention cities and landmarks in Libya. The stories trace the influence of the ancient Romans, the later Italian occupation and the current influx of foreign workers from Africa and further afield. The authors open a window on today's Libya - a rapidly urbanizing country with rich oil reserves, recently renewed diplomatic relations with the West and a nascent tourist industry based on its well-preserved ancient cities. This is a unique introduction to a country that has for some time been 'off the beaten path'.

 

Ethan Chorin served from 2004-6 as the first US Commercial/Economic Attache stationed in Libya since 1980.

 

About the Author

Ethan Chorin served from 2004-6 as the first US Commercial/Economic Attaché stationed in Libya since 1980. From 1998-2000 Chorin lived in Aden, Yemen, where he studied port competition in the Red Sea on a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship. In addition to Arabic, he speaks French and Hebrew.