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T T h h e e W Wo o r r l l d d o o f f A A r r a a b b F F i i c c t t i i o o n n

CONTENTS

4 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Short List 6 EDITORIAL

9 Tayeb Salih (1929–2009) 10 TRIBUTE by Denys Johnson-Davies 13 TRIBUTE by Leila Aboulela 16 Sonallah Ibrahim – Excerpt from the novel Stealth,

translated by Housam Aboul-Ela 32 Abdu Khal – Excerpt from the novel Clay,

translated by Thomas Aplin 43 Layla al-Juhni – Excerpt from Jahiilya,

translated by Piers Amodia 53 Banipal 36 – Spotlight on Yemeni Authors 54 Hassouna Mosbahi – Excerpt from the novel

A Tunisian Tale, translated by Max Weiss 70 Abdo Wazen – The Anger over Azazeel 75 Youssef Ziedan – Excerpt from Azazeel [Beelzebub],

translated by Nancy Roberts 82 Omar El-Kiddi – A Short Story The World’s Longest-

Held Prisoner, translated by Ghenwa Hayek 99 Hani Nakshabandi – Excerpt from the novel Sallam,

translated by Anthony Calderbank 116 Yusuf Abu Rayya – A Short Story Homecoming translated by Denys Johnson-Davies 120 Sinan Antoon – Excerpt from the novel The Book of

Collateral Damage, translated by the author 128 Jabbar Yassin Hussein – Excerpt from the novel

The Messenger from Mexico, translated from the French by Lulu Norman

2 BANIPAL 34 – THE WORLD OF ARAB FICTION