Prof. Shimon Ballas  Department of Arabic Language and Literature Email: ballas@post.tau.ac.il Fax: 972 - 4 - 8249710
Books (2003). Precursors and Creators. Al-Kamel Verlag. Koln. (1998). Studies in Colonical and Popular Arabic Literature (with R. Snir). York Press. (1992). Secular Trends in Arabic Literature. Al-Kamel Verlag. Koln. (1980). La Litterature Arabe et le Conflit au Proche-Orient. Edition Anthropos. Paris. Articles   (1999). "Emile Habibi: between Memory and Commitment". Al-Karmil: Studies in Arabic Language And Literature , 18-19, 63-92. (in Arabic) (1998). "M.V. Jalal between Innovation & Conservatism". In S. Ballas & R. Snir Studies in Canonical & Popular Arabic Literature, Canada, York Press, 47-53. (1993). Arabic Literature and Modernization of Thinking. Koeln: Al-Jamal. (1993). "The Circular Structure of al-Kharrat's Work". In A. Elad (Ed.) Writer Culture, Text, Canada, York Press, 26-36. (1993). "Remarks about Hebrew Translations from Arabic". In S. Somekh (Ed.) Tel Aviv University, 53-58. (1990). "Farah Antun and the Problem of Reconciliation between Science and Religion" . Al-Karmil: Studies in Arabic Language And Literature, 11, 7-51. (in Arabic) (1989). "The Realistic Orientation of Shalom Darwish's Stories" . Al-Karmil:Studies in Arabic Language and Literature, 10, 27-60.(in Arabic) (1989). "Une personalite a' adaptation rapide (A personality of high adaptibility)". Sou'al, 9-10, 269-311.