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Denys Johnson-Davies
Canadian translator · Canada · On the map · Writers · Lived 1921 to 2017 · aged 95
Denys Johnson-Davies was an eminent Arabic-to-English literary translator who translated, inter alia, several works by Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz, Sudanese author Tayeb Salih, Palestinian poet Mahmud Darwish, and Syrian author Zakaria Tamer.
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A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
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Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2017 · aged 95
