http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jun/12/beirut-new-writing-arab-world
see full article--- here is an excerpt--
So the publication of Beirut 39 – 39 pieces by Arab writers under 40 – is timely and worthwhile. The 39 writers are winners of a contest organised by Banipal magazine and the Hay festival. The book contains short stories, novel extracts and poems, often brimming with exuberance and sparkling with innovation. The quality of translation ranges from acceptable to excellent.
Beirut 39 is a rich and varied feast, but some of the extracts were too brief for this reader to appreciate fully – 15 longer pieces might have been wiser. The book offers a disconnected and slightly frustrating reading experience, but it motivates you to search out the writers' full-length works. Insha'allah it will motivate publishers to publish more Arab writing, and all of us to understand a little more.
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