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Last update - 09:48 08/09/2008 Family of Israeli Arab terror victim funds Arabic translation of Amos Oz novel By Shiri Lev-Ari Tags: Amos Oz, George Khoury Amos Oz's autobiographical novel, "A Tale of Love and Darkness," has been translated into Arabic thanks to a contribution by the family of an Arab man killed in a terror attack in 2004. George Khoury, an Israeli Arab student, was doing his evening run in Jerusalem's French Hill neighborhood when a terrorist, who took him for a Jew, shot and killed him. The Khoury family, also from Jerusalem, decided to contribute funding to translate Oz's book, in an effort to help the cause of coexistence. Two other books of Oz's have been translated into Arabic. "My Michael," translated in the 1990s, received favorable reviews in Egypt. The other book, "Soumchi" was distributed in Jordan. Advertisement Oz's "Tale of Love and Darkness," published in Hebrew by Keter, was translated by Jamal Gnaim and is being published by Yedioth Books, which also published the book's Russian translation. The translation was assisted by the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature. It is to be sold in the Israeli Arab sector and later in Egypt and other Arab countries as well. A difficult translation "As could be expected, it was difficult to translate the book into Arabic," said Gnaim, who was born in 1943 and is a native of the central Israeli Arab city of Baka al-Garbiyeh. "Its language is not easy and the world the author lives in is not so familiar to me. But somehow I tried to get into his head and I hope I did a good job," he added. The novel presents the full Jewish-Zionist narrative. "The subject is not foreign to me. I live in Israel and I know the Hebrew, Israeli and Zionist culture, and therefore I was not surprised. I read the book and loved it. I realized my task wasn't easy, but I tried to be true to the source - that is sacred to me." Gnaim, who has a bachelor's degree in Hebrew language and Arabic language and literature from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, was an educator for many years. He retired 12 years ago and studied and taught translation at Beit Berl College. Gnaim said "A Tale of Love and Darkness" represents "Oz from the point of view of his language and associations, and Hebrew literature and Zionist thought, and it's important that others get to know this milieu." Related articles: From suicide bomber to peacenik, Shifa al-Qudsi 'thought only of revenge' Terrorism is un-Islamic, say Muslim scholars in India U.S. on alert for attacks against Jewish targets after Mughniyah killing Bookmark to del.icio.us   Interfaith grandchildren A new group is helping U.S. seniors teach their interfaith grandkids Jewish traditions. Iranian war games Iran army to hold three-day drill amid speculation over Israeli strike.   1.   what bs 10:36  |  jojo 08/09/08   2.   why the hate? 10:41  |  the truth 08/09/08   3.   #1 - you are hateful, $2 - you misunderstand. 11:12  |  Yael G 08/09/08   4.   #1,2 11:12  |  Dan 08/09/08   5.   why the hate 11:39  |  Sylvie 08/09/08   6.   #3 12:05  |  RepublicanStones 08/09/08   7.   Look at the facts Sylvie 12:28  |  Jackie 08/09/08   8.   Sylvie (#5) Why the hate 15:41  |  Gil 08/09/08   9.   Sylvie (#5) Why the hate 15:56  |  Gil 08/09/08   10.   obviously limited thinkers 16:02  |  jojo 08/09/08   11.   Jews and Muslims can learn from this Christian family 16:09  |  Rami 08/09/08   12.   Sylvie - Pre-meditated? Read Benny Morris 16:14  |  Fish 08/09/08   13.   I love ALL of his books 17:06  |  Catholic Secular Guy 08/09/08   14.   Sylvie 17:13  |  the truth 08/09/08   15.   #6 Republican Stones 18:27  |  Angus 08/09/08   16.   Sylvie (#5) Why the Hate 20:04  |  Gil 08/09/08   17.   Sylvie (#5) Why the Hate 20:05  |  Gil 08/09/08   18.   I wear my kippa in remembrance of George Khoury 17:11  |  Ariel 09/09/08

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