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The Hostage (Dammaj novel)

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'Al-Rahinah' or 'The Hostage' is a 1984 Yemeni short novel by Zayd Mutee' Dammaj. It was selected by the Arab Writers Union as one of the 100 best Arabic novels of the 20th century.[http://arablit.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/best-100-arabic-books-according-to-the-arab-writers-union-41-50/ Listing of the 100 best Arabic novels on the Arablit blog] The novel has been translated into French, English (by May Jayyusi and Christopher Tingley),Dammj, Zayd Mu [https://books.google.com/books?id=iqYpmz3WByEC&lpg=PP1&dq=zayd%20dammaj&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false "The hostage: a novel"] ("Al-Rahinah", English tr.: May; Tingley, Christopher. 1994.) Interlink Pub Group Inc. . (Google books) German, Russian and Hindi.

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Category:Novels by Zayd Mutee' Dammaj

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