Suhail Wafy, the writer who translated Benyamin’s celebrated novel Aadujeevitham into Arabic, denied the rumours that Saudi Arabia and the UAE had banned the book.
“It may be a story cooked up for the promotion of the book. The Arabic translation, Ayyamul Maaiz, was available in all major book fairs in the Arab world, including Riyadh, Jeddah, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi book fairs since its publication in 2014,” said Mr. Wafy on the eve of the release of Prithviraj’s film based on the novel.
The Arab world has by and large welcomed the novel Ayyamul Maaiz in spite of some critical reviews by the Arab writers. Arabic programmes in institutions such as Al Aqsa University, Palestine, and Kannur University have prescribed the novel as part of their curriculum. Calicut University too is planning to include Ayyamul Maaiz in its Arabic syllabus.
