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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instanceOf British person
person
translator
awardReceived Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
citizenship United Kingdom
fieldOfWork Arabic literature
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
translations of classical Arabic literature into English
translations of modern Arabic literature into English
occupation Arabic–English translator
literary translator
translator
translatedAuthor Ahmed Alaidy
Alaa Al Aswany
Bahaa Taher
Hamdi Abu Golayyel
Khaled al-Berry
Miral al-Tahawy
Naguib Mahfouz
Youssef Ziedan
translatedWork Al-Muqaffaʿ’s Kalila and Dimna
linked to: Kalila wa Dimna

Azazeel
Chicago
Gate of the Sun
Leg over Leg
Leg over Leg, Volume Four
linked to: Leg over Leg

Leg over Leg, Volume One
Leg over Leg, Volume Three
linked to: Leg over Leg

Leg over Leg, Volume Two
linked to: Leg over Leg

Life on Hold
Midaq Alley
Sunset Oasis
The Ark of Sleep
The Automobile Club of Egypt
The Chronicles of Majnun Layla
linked to: Leyli and Majnun

The Collar and the Bracelet
The Crocodiles
The Diesel
The Essential Naguib Mahfouz
The Heron
The House of the Wolf
The House of the Wolf and Other Stories
The Hunter
The Last of the Angels
The Mahfouz Dialogues
The Map of Love
The Open Door
The Other Place
The Queue
The Scarecrow
The Shell
The Smell of a Man
The Sultan’s Seal
The Tent
The Turban and the Hat
The Woman of the Midan
The Yacoubian Building
Thebes at War
workLocation Cairo
Egypt

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Gate of the Sun translator Humphrey Davies