American University in Cairo Press
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Parent company | American University in Cairo |
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Status | Active |
Founded | 1960 |
Country of origin | Egypt |
Headquarters location | Cairo |
Distribution | self-distributed (Egypt) Ingram Content Group (North America) Bloomsbury Publishing (rest of world)[1] |
Publication types | Books |
Official website | aucpress |
The American University in Cairo Press (AUCP,
The largest translator of Arabic literature in the world,
The press is currently a member of the Association of University Presses.[4]
History
[edit]The American University in Cairo Press was founded in 1960. It is an independent publisher with close ties to the American University in Cairo (
Its first publications in 1961 were K.A.C. Creswell’s A Bibliography of the Architecture, Arts and Crafts of Islam, (
Mission
[edit]Considered "the leading English-language publishing house in the Middle East", its goals and purposes reflect and support the mission of the AUC in education, research, and cultural exchange, through professional publishing programs and international bookselling services.
Originally an academic publisher,
Publishing programs
[edit]Today the AUC Press publishes books in twelve broad categories:
- Arabic Language Learning
- Archaeology and Ancient Egypt
- Art & Architecture
- Business, Economics, and Environmental Studies
- Coptic and Islamic Studies
- Egypt Guidebooks
- Fiction in Translation
- History
- Literary Criticism
- Middle East Studies
- Middle East Travel
- Naguib Mahfouz
It publishes annually up to 50 wide-ranging academic texts and general interest books for distribution worldwide. It also maintains a backlist of more than 600 high-quality scholarly, literary, and general interest publications. Through its own bookstores and other retailers in Egypt, along with its distributors abroad, namely Ingram Content Group and Bloomsbury Publishing, the
Fiction in Translation
[edit]In 1978 the
Naguib Mahfouz
[edit]In December 1985, three years before Naguib Mahfouz won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the
Since it first introduced Mahfouz's novels in English, the
The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
[edit]As a tribute to the acclaimed Egyptian writer and the rich literary heritage of the region, in 1996 the
The award, consisting of a silver medal and a cash prize, as well as the translation and publication of the winning novel throughout the English-speaking world, is presented annually on 11 December, the birthday of Naguib Mahfouz.
Winners of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
[edit]The 24 winners of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature so far include 10 women, 14 men; 12 Egyptians (2 posthumously), 3 Palestinians, 1 Algerian, 2 Lebanese, 1 Moroccan, 2 Syrians, 1 Iraqi, 1 Sudanese, and 1 Saudi Arabian.
Previous winners
- 1996: Ibrahim Abdel Meguid, The Other Place; and Latifa al-Zayyat, The Open Door
- 1997: Mourid Barghouti, I Saw Ramallah; and Yusuf Idris, City of Love and Ashes
- 1998: Ahlam Mosteghanemi, Memory in the Flesh
- 1999: Edwar al-Kharrat, Rama and the Dragon
- 2000: Hoda Barakat, The Tiller of Waters
- 2001: Somaya Ramadan, Leaves of Narcissus
- 2002: Bensalem Himmich, The Polymath
- 2003: Khairy Shalaby, The Lodging House
- 2004: Alia Mamdouh, The Loved Ones
- 2005: Yusuf Abu Rayya, Wedding Night
- 2006: Sahar Khalifeh, The Image, the Icon, and the Covenant
- 2007: Amina Zaydan, Red Wine
- 2008: Hamdi Abu Golayyel, A Dog with No Tail
- 2009: Khalil Sweileh, The Scribe of Love
- 2010: Miral al-Tahawy, Brooklyn Heights
- 2011: Awarded to "the revolutionary creativity of the Egyptian people"
- 2012: Ezzat el Kamhawi, House of the Wolf
- 2013: Khaled Khalifa, No Knives in this City's Kitchens
- 2014: Hammour Ziada, Shawq al-darwish (The Longing of the Dervish)
- 2015: Hassan Daoud, La Tareeq Ila Al-Jannah ('No Road to Paradise')
- 2016: Adel Esmat, Hikayat Yusuf Tadrus ('The Tales of Yusuf Tadrus', 'حكايات يوسف تادرس')
- 2017: Huzama Habayeb, Velvet 'مُخْمَل'
- 2018: Omaima Al-Khamis, Voyage of the Cranes in the Cities of Agate
Arabic Language Learning
[edit]With an expanding collection of more than 30 textbooks for class and self-learning, such as the frequently-used Media Arabic and the Kallimni ‘Arabi series, the
Book Awards
[edit]The following AUC Press publications won awards:
Moon over Samarqand, a novel by Mohamed Mansi Qandil, translated by Jennifer Peterson (2009), the original Arabic edition won the 2006 Sawiris Foundation Award for Literature
The Lodging House, a novel by Khairy Shalaby (2008), translated by Farouk Mustafa (pen-name Farouk Abdel Wahab), winner of the 2007 Saif Ghobash‒Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation Prize
Desert Songs: A Woman Explorer in Egypt and Sudan by Arita Baaijens (2008), nominated best photo travel book of 2008 by Dutch travel bookshops
The Collar and the Bracelet, a novel by Yahya Taher Abdullah (
Cities without Palms, a novel by Tarek Eltayeb (
Specters, a novel by Radwa Ashour (
Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile (2012), “Best Archaeology & Anthropology Book,” PROSE Award by the Association of American Publishers.
E-books
[edit]Since 2012, the
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- A Complete Bibliography 1960-2010 (
AU C Press, 2010) http://dar.aucegypt.edu/handle/10526/3018 - CairoBookStop
- Naguib Mahfouz - Nobel Prize for Literature – 1988
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External links
[edit]AU C Press https://aucpress.com/- Bloomsbury Publishing https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/
- Ingram Content Group https://www.ingramacademic.com/