Georges Tarabichi
Georges Tarabichi (born 1939) is a Syrian writer and translator. He has translated over 200 books, including works by Hegel, Freud, Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.[1]
Life
Born in Aleppo, Georges Tarabichi was educated at the University of Damascus, where he gained a B.A. in Arabic and a M.A. in education.[1] He was director of Damascus Radio from 1963 to 1964.[2] He was chief editor of the Journal for Arab Studies from 1972 to 1984 and of Unity Magazine from 1984 to 1989. He left Lebanon for France during the civil war,[1] and now lives in Paris.[2]
In 2012 Tarabichi was chair of judges for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.[1]
Works
- الدولة القطرية والنظرية القومية (The regional state and the theory of nationalism), Beirut, Dar al-Taliʿa, 1982
- Woman Against Her Sex: A Critique of Nawal el-Saadawi - With a Reply by Nawal el-Saadawi, 1988
- مذبحة التراث في الثقافة العربية المعاصرة (Slaughter of the heritage in contemporary Arab culture), London, Dar al-Saqi, 1989
- المثقفون العرب والتراث (Arab intellectuals and their heritage), London, Ryad al-Rayyis, 1991
- نقد نقد العقل العربي (A critique of the critique of the Arab reason), 4 vols., Beirut, Dar al-Saqi, 1999-2004
- هرطقات (Heretical thoughts), 2 vols., Beirut, Dar al-Saqi, 2006-2008
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Georges Tarabihi, Chair of Judges, International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Accessed 28 September 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 100 Influential Voices from the Arab World: Georges Tarabichi, Center for Global Engagement. Accessed 28 September 2012.