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Critics and novelists who wrote about
the novel "Dancing on Water - Hard
dreams" in Arabic newspapers and
websites:
1- A very graceful novel. The author
goes onto the final boundaries of
human pain and losses in all the
countries he crossed throughout his
life or those he arrived at - Sweden
where he lives now. The novel could
easily be turned into a film script
appropriate for an Asian or European
film - with the hands of a talented
director.
* Alia Mamdouh , novelist , resident
in Paris , winner of Naguib Mahfouz
award from the American University in
Cairo 2003 , Saudi newspaper ,
Alriyadh / 2006-08-03
2- Only great talent could be capable
of describing such a very complex
world through a narrative which is
transparent, spontaneous and masterly
build.
* Hamza Al Hassan , novelist ,
resident in Norway , " hamza.ws "
21/3/2006
3- What distinguishes the novel is the
amazing use of the mythical and
religious heritage.
* Hadia Hussain , Novelist and critic
, resident in Jordan , Winner of first
Arabic Gulf Prize 2004, Jordanian
newspaper " alrai " / 2006-11-26:
4- The language of the novel resonates
like a melody, transparent and full of
varied dramatic events, figures and
cultures while discussing many
political, historical and social
issues .
* Dr Hussaim Al kanani , Arab critic ,
Exeter University. London-based
international " Alquds Alarabi
"newspaper, 2006-10-19
5- The novel reminded me of Milan
Kondara on more than once.
* Burhan Al-Kahtib , a novelist .
6- A successful use of joint European
and Islamic civilizations. The novel
is interesting and suitable for
reading as a document against a
backdrop of racial discrimination and
high-level literature at the same
time.
* Dr.Ibrahim Al-Khalil , Arab critic ,
" alquds alarabi " newspaper , / 19 -
05 - 2006
7- In his novel, Al-Bayaty amazingly
uses the verbal and religious
heritage.
* The monthly cultural supplement of
Iraqi newspaper " Al- Sabah Al Jadid "
Mars 2007
8- The novel deals with the story of
exile and the exiled of the world. It
deals with varied philosophical,
cultural and historical ideas.
* Almoheet network site
Mahmoud
Al-Bayaty is amoung Iraq's
leading contemporary writers. He
trained and worked as journalist in
Iraq but had to leave the country for
political reasons in 1974 . He settled
in the Czech repoblic ( or
Czechoslovakia as it was known ).
After the velvet revolution , it
became increasingly difficult for
foreigners to remain in that country
and Mahmoud had to move along with his
family in 1991 to Sweden , where he
currently resides.
Mesopotamia Unlimited is privilegrd
to publish a translation of '
Fascism ' and ' The birds ' shorts
storis from Mahmoud's collection '
the geography of soul '
Dr. Hassan Razak
British poet and
dramatic
Johanna
Sellman
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