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| SmilingStraw Diglot Newbie United States Joined 4901 days ago 35 posts - 37 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Arabic (Written) | Message 1 of 6 16 June 2011 at 11:17pm | IP Logged | ||
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Greetings, I'm new to this forum and have been learning Arabic (primary focus on MSA) for the past 18 months. I have a good understanding of writing the language (I can form basic, sometimes more complex sentences), basic listening skills, and am interested in reading literature in the future.
Are there any suggestions to Arabic literature (classical or Modern is fine) that I could start working through now or in the future? I've ordered a set of "Alf Layla Wa-Layla" books in Arabic, but I think this might be too advanced for me, especially since there's no English translation in the set. Any suggestions to going through a few of the stories? Other good sources for reading the literature? I've been considering Kalila wa Dimna and Modern Arabic Short Stories. I've been working consistently on Arabic newspapers as well. Thanks, in advance. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| patuco Diglot Moderator Gibraltar Joined 7006 days ago 3795 posts - 4268 votes  Speaks: Spanish, English* Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 6 17 June 2011 at 12:30am | IP Logged | ||
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This link appeared somewhere on the forum a few weeks ago (sorry, forgot who posted it). It might not be exactly what you're looking for, but it's a start.
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| Andrew C Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom naturalarabic.com Joined 5181 days ago 205 posts - 350 votes Speaks: English*, Arabic (Written) | Message 3 of 6 17 June 2011 at 12:38am | IP Logged | ||
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I recommend A Reader of Modern Arabic Short Stories. The stories are great and not too long and not too hard.
You could read al-Ayaam by Taha Hussein. The first book is best and not too hard and there is a very faithful English translation and you can find audio recordings of it too. Alf Layla wa Layla is probably easier than the above. I enyoyed the first few stories, but then I think they tail off. I'm still reading it though (it's very long). 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Doitsujin Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5311 days ago 1256 posts - 2363 votes Speaks: German*, English | Message 4 of 6 17 June 2011 at 4:01pm | IP Logged | ||
Both Alf Layla Wa-Layla and the translations are out of copyright and can be found as etexts on the internet. (See my post in the Parallel Texts thread for more information.) If you ordered a reprint of the 1835 Bulaq edition or another edition without diacritics, you should download the pdf version of Macnaghten's 1839 Calcutta II edition, which contains some diacritics to mark passive verbs, ambiguous verb forms etc. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| wilzy Newbie United States Joined 5174 days ago 15 posts - 24 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Turkish | Message 5 of 6 17 June 2011 at 8:03pm | IP Logged | ||
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You might have trouble finding much Arabic literature for learners, but if you go to alkitab.com, you can find a simplified English-Arabic reader of The Adventures of Sinbad.
The site also has lots of English-Arabic readers of English literature. Most are simplified, but if I remember correctly, A Passage to India is the original text - and I think Crime and Punishment and The Scarlet Letter may also be. If you want something a bit easier to start out with (probably something like 2300 headwords), try one of these: The Secret Garden, The Prince and the Pauper, The Black Tulip, The Black Arrow, Moonfleet, Little Women, or A Man from Glasgow. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| SmilingStraw Diglot Newbie United States Joined 4901 days ago 35 posts - 37 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Arabic (Written) | Message 6 of 6 18 June 2011 at 6:55pm | IP Logged | ||
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^Yeah, Al-Kitab is where I ordered my set of Alf Layla Wa-Layla from.
Thanks for the help, everybody! :) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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