Frankfurt, March 2003
Since creative writing from the Southern Hemisphere continues to be sidelined on the literary markets in Europe, the Society for the Promotion of African, Asian and Latin American literature (a non-profit and non-commercial literary agency closely connected with the Frankfurt Book Fair) has developed a programme of translation grants for important fiction books by authors of the Southern Hemisphere.
The programme is being funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the German government and the Swiss cultural foundation PRO HELVETIA.
Since 1984 the German translations of about 400 books (novels, short stories and poetry) have been supported, 95 of them by authors from the Arab region. Among these are 58 translations from Arabic.
The programme is working on the basis of applications by German and Swiss publishers (and not authors or translators); hence, there are also books by Arab authors available in translation on the German market which have not been supported by this programme.
Subsidies are granted by an independent jury.
For more information see the society’s website www.litprom.de.
Books having received translation grants
(according to the year of the subsidy)
2003
Salim Bachi (Algeria) Der Hund des Odysseus (Le chien d’Ulysse, tr. French Michael von Killisch-Horn) Lenos Verlag, Basel 2003
Abdalrachman Munif (Jordan/Saudi-Arabia) Salzstädte (Mudun al-milh: At-tih, tr. Arabic Magda Barakat & Larissa Bender) Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag, München 2003
Michi Strausfeld (ed.) Frankophonie (Anthology of prose and poetry written in French by authors from Maghreb countries, tr. French by various translators) die horen, Bremerhaven 2003
2002
Hassan Dawud (Lebanon) Tage zuviel (Ayyam Za’ida, Novel, tr. Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos Verlag, Basel 2002
Ibrahim Aslan (Egypt) Der Ibis (Malik al-hazin. Novel, tr. Doris Kilias) Lenos Verlag, Basel 2002
Boualem Sansal (Algeria) Das verrückte Kind aus dem hohlen Baum (Novel. L’enfant fou de l’arbre creux. tr. Riek Walther) Merlin Verlag, Gifkendorf 2002
Miral al-Tahawi (Egypt) Die blaue Aubergine (Al-Badhingana al-zarqa. Novel, tr. Doris Kilias) Unionsverlag, Zürich 2002
Mohieddin Ellabad (Egypt) Das Album des Malers (illustrated book for children, tr. Burgi Roos) atlantis pro juventute, Zürich 2002
Abdelwahab Meddeb (Tunisia) Die Krankheit des Islam (La Maladie de l’Islam. Essay, tr. Beate and Hans Thill) Verlag Das Wunderhorn, Heidelberg 2002
Machmud Darwisch (Palestine) Wir haben ein Land aus Worten (Selection of poetry from various works, tr. Stefan Weidner) Ammann Verlag, Zürich 2002
2001
Machmud Darwish (Palestine) Ein Gedächtnis für das Vergessen (Dhâkira lin-nisyân. tr. Arabic Kristina Stock) Lenos Verlag, Basel 2001
Ibahim al-Koni (Libya) Die Magier. Das Epos der Tuareg (al Magus. Novel, tr. Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos Verlag, Basel 2001
Miral al-Tahawi (Egypt) Das Zelt (Al-Chiba. Novel, tr. Arabic Doris Kilias) Unionsverlag, Zürich 2001
2001
Jussuf Idris (Egypt) Ein fleischliches Haus (Short stories from various collections, tr. Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos Verlag, Basel 2002
Boualem Sansal (Algeria) Der Schwur der Barbaren (Le Serment des Barbares. Novel, tr. French Regina Keil) Merlin Verlag, Gifkendorf 2003
Yasmina Khadra (Algeria) Wovon die Wölfe träumen ( À quoi rêvent les loups. Novel, tr. French Regina Keil) Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2002
2001
Gamal al-Ghitani (Egypt) Buch der Schicksale (Risâlat al-Basâ’ir fi-l-Masâ’ir. Novel, tr. Arabic Doris Kilias) C.H.Beck Verlag, München 2001
Hassan Nasr (Tunisia) Dar-al-Pascha. Eine Rückkehr nach Tunis (Dar-al Pascha. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich), Lenos Verlag, Basel 2001
Tajjib Salich (Sudan) Bandarschâh (Bandarsâh. Novel, tr. Arabic Regina Karachouli) Lenos Verlag, Basel 2001
Ahmed Abodehman (Saudi Arabia) Der Gürtel (La Ceinture. Novel, tr. French Stefan Linster) Distel LiteraturVerlag, Heilbronn 2002
Leila Aboulela (Sudan) Die Übersetzerin (The translator. Novel, tr. English Jutta Himmelreich) Lamuv Verlag, Göttingen 2001
2000
Edwar al-Charrat (Egyt) Die Steine des Bobello (Higârat Bûbillû. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich and Edward Badeen) Lenos, Basel 2000
Abdul-Wahab Al-Bayyati (Iraq) Aischas Garten. Gedichte (Selected Poems, tr. Arabic Khalid Al-Maaly and Heribert Becker) Bilingual edition (German/Arabic). Das Arabische Buch, Berlin 2001
Abdellatif Laâbi (Morocco) Die Sonne stirbt (Le Soleil se meurt. Poems, tr. French Rüdiger Fischer) Brandes & Apsel, Frankfurt 2000
Khalid al-Maaly (ed.) Zwischen Zauber und Zeichen. Moderne arabische Lyrik von 1945 bis heute (Anthology of modern Arab Poetry, tr. Arabic Khalid Al-Maaly and Heribert Becker) Das Arabische Buch, Berlin 2000
Stefan Weidner (ed.) Die Farbe der Ferne. Moderne arabische Dichtung (Anthology of modern Arab Poetry, tr. Arabic and French Stefan Weidner) C.H. Beck, München 2000
Abdalrachman Munif (Jordan) Am Rande der Wüste (an-Nihâyât. Novel, tr. Arabic Petra Becker) Lenos, Basel 2000
Tajjib Salich (Sudan) Eine Handvoll Datteln (Dûmat Wadd Hâmid. Stories, tr. Arabic Regina Karachouli) Lenos, Basel 2000
Elias Khoury (Libanon) Der geheimnisvolle Brief (Magma al-asrar. Novel, tr. Arabic Leila Chammaa) C.H.Beck, München 2000
Azouz Begag (Algeria/France) Fast überall. (Béni ou le Paradis privé. Novel, tr. French Regina Keil) Nagel & Kimche, Zürich 2000
Hassan Dawud (Libanon) Der Gesang des Pinguins (Ghina Al-Batriq. Novel, tr. Arabic Doris Kilias) Lenos, Basel 2000
Sahar Khalifa (Palestine) Das Erbe (Al-Mirath. Novel, tr. Arabic Regina Karachouli) Unionsverlag, Zürich 2001
1999
Dschabra Ibrahim Dschabra (Palestine) Das vierzigste Zimmer (al-Ghuraf al-ukhra. Novel, tr. Arabic Heiko Wimmen) Lenos, Basel 1999
Wassini Laredsch (Algeria) Die Hüterin der Schatten (Hîrisat az-zilâl – Dûn Kîsût fî l-gazâ ir. Novel, tr. Arabic Kristina Stock) Lenos, Basel 1999
1998
Unsi Al-Hadj (Libanon) Die Liebe und der Wolf (Lan/al-Raas al-maqtu and others. Selected Poems, tr. Arabic Khalid Al-Maaly and Heribert Becker) Bilingual edition (German/Arabic) Das Arabische Buch, Berlin 1998
Elias Khoury (Libanon) Das Königreich der Fremdlinge (Mamlakatu l-Ghuraba. Novel, tr. Arabic Leila Chammaa) Das Arabische Buch, Berlin 1998
Darwisch, Mahmud (Palestine) Palästina als Metapher. Gespräche über Literatur und Politik (La Palestina comme métaphore, tr. French Michael Schiffmann. Preface Hassouna Mosbahi, Postface Nathan Zach) Palmyra, Heidelberg 1998
Tajjib Salich (Sudan) Zeit der Nordwanderung (Mausim al-higra ilâ simâl. Novel, tr. Arabic Regina Karachouli) Lenos, Basel 1998
1998
Azouz Begag (Algeria/France) Azouz, der Junge vom Stadtrand (Le Gone du Chaâba. Youth novel, tr. French Regina Keil) Nagel & Kimche, Zürich 1998
Raschid al-Daïf (Libanon) Lieber Herr Kawabata (Azîzî s-Sayyid Kawâbâtâ. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos, Basel 1998
Assia Djebar (Algeria) Nächte in Straßburg (Les Nuits de Strasbourg. Novel, tr. French Beate Thill) Unionsverlag, Zürich 1999
Alia Mamduch (Iraq) Mottenkugeln (Habbât an-naftalîn. Novel, tr. Arabic Regina Karachouli) Lenos, Basel 1998
Emily Nasrallah (Libanon) Tagebuch einer Katze. (Yaumiyat Hirr. Children’s story, tr. Arabic Doris Kilias) Nagel & Kimche, Zürich 1998
1997
Sargon Boulos (Iraq) Zeugen am Ufer. Gedichte (Al-hayât qurb al-Akrupûl/al-auwal wat-tâlî/Hâmil al-fânûs fîlail adh-dhi’âb. Selected Poems. tr. Arabic Khalid Al-Maaly and Stefan Weidner) Das Arabische Buch, Berlin 1997
Ibrahim al-Koni (Libya) Goldstaub (At-Tabir. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos, Basel 1997
Emil Habibi (Palestine) Sarâja, das Dämonenkind. Ein spätherbstliche Fabuliererei aus Palästina. (Sarâjâ bint-al-ghûl. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich, Nuba Forst and Angelika Rahmer) Lenos, Basel 1998
Leïla Sebbar (Algeria) Das verbotene Kleid (La jeune fille au balcon. Youth novel, tr. French Sigrid Köppen) Altberliner Verlag, Berlin 1997
Dschabra Ibrahim Dschabra (Palestine) Der erste Brunnen (Al-Bi’r al-ûlâ. Autobiographical novel. tr. Arabic Kristina Stock) Lenos, Basel 1997
Abdalkadar al-Dschanabi (Iraq) Vertikale Horizonte. Von Bagdad nach Paris (Tarbiyat ‘Abd al-Qâdir al-Ganâbî. Autobiographical novel. tr. Arabic Larissa Bender and Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos, Basel 1997
1996
Mahmud Darwich (Palestine) Weniger Rosen (Ward aqall. Poetry, tr. Arabic Stefan Weidner and Khalid al-Maaly) Das Arabische Buch, Berlin 1996
Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine (Morocco) Der Ausgräber (Le Déterreur. Novel, tr. French Steffen Heieck) Kinzelbach Verlag, Mainz 1996
Rachid Mimouni (Algeria) Die Stammesehre (L’Honneur de la Tribu. Novel, tr. French Thomas Dobberkau) Kinzelbach Verlag, Mainz 1996
1995
Jusuf Idris (Egypt) Die Sünderin (al-Harâm. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1995
Ibrahim al-Koni (Libya) Blutender Stein (Nazîf al-hagar. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1995
Tahar Djaout (Algeria) Der Enteignete (L’Exproprié. Novel, tr. French Holger Fock) Manholt Verlag, Bremen 1995
Abdalrahman Munif (Jordan) Östlich des Mittelmeers (Sarq al-mutawassit. Novel, tr. Arabic Larissa Bender) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1995
Salim Barakat (Syria/Kurdistan) Der eiserne Grashüpfer (al-Gundub al hadidi. Novel, tr. Arabic Burgi Roos Khalil) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1995
Rachid Boudjedra (Algeria) Die Unordnung der Dinge (Le désordre des choses. Novel, tr. French Eva Moldenhauer) Donata Kinzelbach Verlag, Mainz 1995
Tahir Wattar (Algeria) Das Erdbeben (el-Zilzel. Novel, tr. Arabic Helga Walter) Edition Orient, Meerbusch 1995
Badr Shâkir as-Sayyâb (Iraq) Die Regenhymne und andere Gedichte (Diwan Badr Shakir as-Sayyab. Poems, tr. Arabic Khalid al-Maaly and Stefan Weidner) Bilingual edition (German/Arabic) Das Arabische Buch, Berlin 1995
1994
Nagib Machfus (Egypt) Zuckergässchen (Al-Sukkariya. Novel, tr. Arabic Doris Kilias) Unionsverlag, Zürich 1994
Vénus Khoury-Ghata (Lebanon) Die Geliebte des Notablen (La maîtresse du Notable. Novel, tr. French Sigrid Köppen) Horlemann Verlag, Bad Honnef 1994
1993
Nagib Machfus (Egypt) Palast der Wünsche (Qasr as-sauq. Novel, tr. Arabic Doris Kilias) Unionsverlag, Zürich 1993
1993
Rachid Boudjedra (Algeria) Die hartnäckige Schnecke ( L’escargot entêté. Novel, tr. French Eva Moldenhauer) Donata Kinzelbach Verlag, Mainz 1993
Rachid Boudjedra (Algeria) Die Eroberung von Gibraltar (La prise de Gibraltar. Novel, tr. French Eva Moldenhauer ) Donata Kinzelbach Verlag, Mainz 1994
Abdelwahab Meddeb (Tunisia) Talismano (Talismano. Novel, tr. French Hans Thill) Verlag Das Wunderhorn, Heidelberg 1993
Emil Habibi (Palestine) Das Tal der Dschinnen (Ihtîye. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich and Edward Badeen) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1993
1992
Salwa Bakr (Egypt) Atijas Schrein (Maqam ‘Atiya. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1992
Rabah Belamri (Algeria) Asyl aus Stein (L’Asile de pierre. Novel, tr. French Eva Moldenhauer) Beck & Glückler, Freiburg 1992
Driss Chraïbi (Morocco) Ermittlungen im Landesinnern (Une enquête au pays. Novel, tr. French Angela Tschorsnig) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1992
Mohammed Khair Eddine (Morocco) Agadir (Agadir. Novel, tr. French Steffen Heieck) Donata Kinzelbach Verlag, Mainz 1992
Habib Tengour (Algeria) Die Bogenprobe (L’épreuve de l’arc. Novel, tr. French Regina Keil) Beck & Glückler Verlag, Freiburg 1993
1991
Sabri Musa (Egypt) Wüstenwölfe. (Fasad al-amkina. Novel, tr. Arabic Regina Karachouli) Reclam Verlag, Leipzig 1991
Mona Ragab (Egypt) Das Maskenspiel. Erzählungen (Leba al Aqnea. Stories, tr. Arabic Nermin Sharkawi) DIPA-Verlag, Frankfurt 1991
Nawal El Saadawi (Egypt) Der Sturz des Imam (The Fall of the Imam. Novel, tr. English Edgar Peinelt) Edition CON, Bremen 1991
Rachid Mimouni (Algeria) Hinter einem Schleier aus Jasmin. Erzählungen (La ceinture de l’ogresse. Stories, tr. French Holger Fock) Rotbuch Verlag, Berlin 1992
1990
Edward Al-Charrat (Egypt) Safranerde (Turabha Zafaran. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1990
Abdellatif Laâbi (Morocco) Kerkermeere (Le Chemin des Ordalies. Novel, tr. French Gio Waeckerlin Induni) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1990
Ghada Samman (Syria) Mit dem Taxi nach Beirut (Beirut 75. Novel, tr. Arabic Suleman Taufiq) Edition Orient, Berlin 1990
Tahir Wattar (Algeria) Maultierhochzeit (Urs bagl – Noces de Mulet. Novel, tr. Arabic Helga Walter) Edition Orient, Berlin 1991
1989
Alifa Rifaat (Egypt) Erste Liebe – letzte Liebe. Erzählungen (Stories, selected from: man yakun ar-ragul aqasis / fi lail as-sita at-tawil magmua qisasiya. tr. Arabic Suleman Taufiq) Edition Orient, Berlin 1989
Adonis (Syria) Der Baum des Orients (Selected Poetry. tr. Arabic Suleman Taufiq) Edition Orient, Berlin 1989
Khalid Al-Maaly (Iraq) Gedanken über das Lauwarme (Afkarun an Alfatir. Prose, tr. Arabic Khalid Al-Maaly and Stefan Linster) DIPA-Verlag, Frankfurt 1989
Fawzi Mellah (Tunisia) Die Irrfahrt der Königin Elissa, Gründerin Karthagos (Elissa, la reine vagabonde. Novel, tr. French Hans Thill) Eichborn Verlag, Frankfurt 1989
Hanan al-Scheich (Libanon) Sahras Geschichte (Hikâyat Zahra. Novel, tr. Arabic Veronika Theis) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1989
1989
Albert Memmi (Tunisia) Der Pharao (Le Pharaon. Novel, tr. French Una Pfau) Beck & Glückler Verlag, Freiburg 1990
Regina Keil (ed.) Hanîn. Prosa aus dem Maghreb (Prose from the Maghreb – Anthology, tr. French Regina Keil and others) Verlag Das Wunderhorn, Heidelberg 1989
1988
Gamal al-Ghitani (Egypt) Seini Barakat. Diener des Sultans, Freund des Volkes (Az-Zainî Barakât. Novel, tr. Arabic Hartmut Fähndrich) Lenos Verlag, Basel 1988
1988
Alifa Rifaat (Egypt) Die Zeit der Jasminblüte. Erzählungen (Stories, selected from: man yakun ar-ragul aqasis / fi lail as-sita at-tawil magmua qisasiya. tr. Arabic Nagi Naguib) Unionsverlag, Zürich 1990
1987
Tahar Ben Jelloun (Morocco) Die Nacht der Unschuld (La nuit sacrée. Novel, tr. French Eva Michel-Moldenhauer) Rotbuch Verlag, Berlin 1988
Ghada Samman (Syria) Alptraum in Beirut (Kawabis Beirut. Novel, tr. Arabic Veronika Theis) Lamuv Verlag, Bornheim-Merten 1988
1986
Nawal el-Saadawi (Egypt) Gott stirbt am Nil (God dies by the Nile. Novel tr. English Anna Kamp) Frauenbuchverlag, München 1986
Abdelhak Serhane (Morocco) Messouda. (Messaouda. Novel, tr. French Uli Wittmann), Edition Orient, Berlin 1987
Tahar Ben Jelloun (Morocco) Sohn ihres Vaters (L’Enfant du Sable. Novel, tr. French Christiane Kayser), Rotbuch Verlag, Berlin 1986
1985
Nagib Machfus (Egypt) Die Midaq-Gasse (Zuqaq al-Midaqq. Novel, tr. Arabic Doris Erpenbeck) Unionsverlag, Zürich 1985
