Kamel Kilani

(1897 -- 1959 ), Egyptian writer and translator for children, considered one of the pioneers of children's literature in the Arab world. He started by translating children's international classics in the late 1920s and then began writing books of his own for children. Kilani's contribution to the Arab children's bookshelf is substantial. He wrote and translated fifty-three books for children. His translations include some Shakespearian plays—such as The Tempest , The Merchant of Venice , Julius Caesar , and King Lear —that were mere adaptations in which he manipulated all the themes or characters he judged not fit for Continue reading the remaining 57% ...