The Hostage (Dammaj novel)

Al-Rahinah or The Hostage is a 1984 Yemeni short novel by Zayd Mutee' Dammaj. It was selected by the Arab Writers Union as one of the 100 best Arabic novels of the 20th century.[1] The novel has been translated into French, English (by May Jayyusi and Christopher Tingley),[2] German and Hindi.

References

  1. Listing of the 100 best Arabic novels on the Arablit blog
  2. Dammāj, Zayd Muṭīʻ "The hostage: a novel" ("Al-Rahinah", English tr.: May; Tingley, Christopher. 1994.) Interlink Pub Group Inc. ISBN 978-1-56656-140-2. (Google books)


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