August 10, 2001
The Arabic Publishing Scene Is a Desert, Critics Say
Writers and scholars have difficulty getting their books printed, distributed, and read
At an international book fair here a year ago, Beirut's bad boy of publishing, Lokman Selim, erected a life-size mock grave and tombstone. "The Arab reader is dead," said the epitaph.
Mr. Selim, the owner of a small publishing company, may be a bit hyperbolic, but when Arab scholars survey their publishing scene, many find the view grim. To begin with, there is a shortage of great
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