Georges Tarabichi

Georges Tarabichi (1939 – March 16, 2016) was a Syrian writer and translator. He has translated over 200 books, including works by Hegel, Freud, Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.[1][2]

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.[3] 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] he lived in Paris.[3]

In 2012 Tarabichi was chair of judges for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.[1] Georges Tarabichi died on March 16, 2016 in Paris, France at the age of 77.

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
  • من إسلام ألقرآن ألى إسلام ألحديث, third edition, Beirut, Dar al-Saqi, 2015.

References
  1. Georges Tarabihi, Chair of Judges Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Accessed 28 September 2012.
  2. Icon of Arab secularism dies, age 77
  3. 100 Influential Voices from the Arab World: Georges Tarabichi Archived 2012-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, Center for Global Engagement. Accessed 28 September 2012.


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