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title: "The Koran in English: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)"
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# The Koran in English: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Looks like a must-own
  

*by B***9 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 6, 2018*

I'm not sure how I came upon this 2017 title, but it looks fantastic – I went to Barnes & Noble especially to check it out; I thumbed through several pages at the store and it seems to be much more than just an appraisal of English translations; it's a modern history, illustrating evolving relationships of both Muslim and non-Muslim translators and communities with the Quran. Can't wait to read – very engaging prose.

### ⭐ 







  
  
    Definitely get this imprtant book in Kindle format
  

*by K***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 19, 2019*

This reviewer's comment is strictly related to readability of hardcover format and NOT RELATED to content.We are returning this format and ordering Kindle version.Unable to comfortably read Hardcover version.  Book is about half size.  Apparently book layout was expecting to be printed in larger format but actually printed in reduced size.  One needs a magnifying glass to read print in illustrations or recognize what is pictured.Print in kindle version on a smart phone is larger!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A Scintillating Read!
  

*by M***M on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 28, 2017*

How do individuals that don’t speak Arabic access the Koran? Is the translated Koran the same as the Arabic original? What are the historical and contemporary politics, challenges and delights of translating the Koran into English? These riveting questions are answered by Bruce Lawrence, one of the one of the foremost authorities on Islam, in his masterful new book, The Koran in English: A Biography. This incredibly informative yet accessible text takes the reader on an expansive journey through seventh century Arabia, Muhammad’s birthplace, to the Englishman Robert of Ketton in the twelfth century, who first translated the Koran into Latin. Numerous other destinations and individuals also feature prominently. The book masterfully meanders across centuries and continents, focusing particularly on the modern era. Orientalist translations of the Koran into English in the eighteenth century are put in conversation with those of South Asian Muslim scholars living under colonial rule. The efforts of Muslim converts from across the West, who journeyed to colonial India also feature in Lawrence’s oeuvre.Always attuned to the latest developments, Lawrence spends many pages examining a variety of online Korans. Lawrence’s focus is especially important since Muslim tweens, millennials and everyone in between (like their non-Muslim counterparts) are often glued to their smartphones and turn to the internet for virtually every need, including religious guidance and Koranic knowledge. Refusing to shy away from controversial topics, Lawrence also discusses issues ranging from: contemporary debates over the Koran’s alleged permission of wife-beating; feminist translations of the Koran; Saudi Arabia’s campaign to promote its version of Islam and the Koran; etc.Making sure not to reduce the Koran to a Middle Eastern or non-Western document, Lawrence devotes several pages to an examination of Sandow Birks’ graphic American Qur’an. The visuals in this chapter and others serve as illustrations of the multifaceted nature of translations. They remind the reader that the Koran (translated or in Arabic) is not simply a written text but engenders visual, graphic and aural responses, among others.Despite covering enormous ground in a pithy 175 pages, The Koran in English, is neither densely obtuse nor too flighty to follow. Instead, Lawrence’s engaging writing style and his frequent insertion of himself in the book’s narrative brings distant places and earlier decades to life, making for a scintillating read. This book is a must for all serious students of the Koran as well as interested novices. Sections of the book, or even its entirety, would make for excellent reading in courses on Islam and the Quran.

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