Daniel Lawrence Newman is a British writer, scholar, and translator of Arabic literature. His research centers on linguistics and literature, with a specialization in the 19th-century Nahda movement in Egypt and Tunisia. He also engages with medieval Arabic erotic literature, undertaking a project to edit and translate original manuscripts. As a translator, Newman has rendered several works of Arabic literature, spanning both pre-modern and modern eras.
Drawing on first-hand accounts of police officers, solicitors, barristers, prison workers, suspects, convicts and their families in South Wales, this book uncovers how austerity affects the everyday working of the criminal process.
The book chronicles Daniel Newman's unique artistic endeavor of gathering a complete deck of playing cards from the streets and gutters of Los Angeles over several years. It explores themes of urban exploration and the stories behind each card, reflecting the city's character and the serendipity of finding beauty in overlooked places. Through this project, Newman transforms everyday objects into a narrative of chance and creativity.
The project captures a unique artistic journey where Daniel Newman meticulously gathered a complete deck of playing cards from the streets and gutters of New York City over several years. This endeavor not only highlights the urban landscape but also transforms everyday discarded objects into a cohesive narrative, reflecting the city's vibrant life and the stories embedded in its overlooked items.
Dan Newman and Jon Robins combine investigative journalism and academic scholarship to examine how the lives of people suffering problems with benefits, debt, family, housing and immigration are made harder by cuts to the civil justice system.
Modernist Life Histories explores how new models of embryonic development helped inspire new kinds of coming-of-age plots during the first half of the twentieth century.
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The stories collected here are by leading authors of the short story form in the Middle East today. In addition to works by writers already wellknown in the West, such as Idwar al-Kharrat, Fu'ad al-Takarli and Nobel Prize winner Najib Mahfuz, the collection includes stories by key authors whose fame has hitherto been restricted to the Middle East. This bilingual reader is ideal for students of Arabic as well as lovers of literature who wish to broaden their appreciation of the work of Middle Eastern writers. The collection features stories in the original Arabic, accompanied by an English translation and a brief author biography, as well as a discussion of context and background. Each story is followed by a glossary and discussion of problematic language points. 'Recommended' CHOICE