{"product_id":"9781608192830","title":"Beirut 39: New Writing from the Arab World","description":"Beirut is the 2009 World Book Capital, as designated by UNESCO, and at the center of the festivities, in collaboration with the world-renowned Hay Festival, is a competition to identify the thirty-nine most promising young talents in Arab literature. The selection of the \"Beirut 39\" follows the success of a similar competition in the 2007 World Book Capital, Bogotá, celebrating achievements in Latin American literature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis year, for the first time, the winners-nominated by publishers, literary critics, and readers across the Arab world and internationally, and selected by a panel of eminent Arab writers, academics, and journalists-will be published together in a one-of-a-kind anthology. Edited by Samuel Shimon of \u003ci\u003eBanipal \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, the collection will be published simultaneously in Arabic and English throughout the world by Bloomsbury and Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeirut 39 \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an important look at the Arab-speaking world today, through the eyes of thirty-nine of its brightest young literary stars.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138995175664,"sku":"9781608192830","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608192830_p0.jpg?v=1763835797","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608192830","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}