[Land of No Rain, the recently published novel by Jordanian poet Amjad Nasser (b. 1955), describes the experiences, thoughts and memories of an ageing leftist who decides to go home to fictional Hamiya after twenty years in exile. The move makes him reflect on the effects t..
Jonathan Wright
Jonathan Wright studied Arabic at Oxford University and worked as a journalist with the news agency Reuters for some thirty years, mostlly in the Arab world. In recent years he has turned to literary translation. His translations include the prize-winning Azazeel by Youssef Ziedan, Taxi by Khaled el-Khamissi, and The Madman of Freedom Square by Hassan Blasim.