Denys Johnson-Davies

(1921–2017) Linguist Egypt

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Denys Johnson-Davies was a linguist from Egypt, best known for In a fertile desert.

Quick Facts About Denys Johnson-Davies

Born: June 21, 1921
Died: May 22, 2017
Nationality: Egypt
Profession: Linguist
Notable works: In a fertile desert

About Denys Johnson-Davies

Denys Johnson-Davies was an eminent Arabic-to-English literary translator who translated, inter alia, several works by Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz, Sudanese author Tayeb Salih, Palestinian poet Mahmud Darwish, and Syrian author Zakaria Tamer.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Denys Johnson-Davies

Modern Arabic literature achieved international recognition when Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel prize in 1988 (.....) Mahfouz also rendered Arabic literature a…

Denys Johnson-Davies

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