{"id":28154,"date":"2013-04-30T15:29:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T11:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mideastposts.com\/?p=28154"},"modified":"2013-04-30T15:29:51","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T11:29:51","slug":"if-you-only-ever-read-five-arabic-books-read-these","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mideastposts.com\/middle-east-society\/if-you-only-ever-read-five-arabic-books-read-these\/","title":{"rendered":"“If You Only Ever Read Five Arabic Books, Read These”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"darwish\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The \u201cFive Before You Die\u201d was a feature we ran back in the summer 2010; by now, there are now many more great Arabic books available in translation, but this remains a strong list from translators, authors, critics, and publishers.<\/p>\n

Shakir Mustafa<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Although he might not put it on his resume, Mustafa was perhaps the first supporter of this blog. \u00a0He teaches at Northeastern University, translates, and is the editor and translator of the excellent <\/i>Contemporary Iraqi Fiction: An Anthology.<\/a>\u00a0His picks:<\/i><\/p>\n