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Penguin is to publish Arabic editions of Penguin Classics along with original modern and classical Arabic literature.
The new venture, Shorouk-Penguin, has been launched in partnership with Arab publisher Dar El Shorouk. Shorouk-Penguin will publish 12 translations of Penguin's international classics and up to eight local Arabic titles a year into the Arab-speaking world. Each of the books will have Penguin Classics livery with Arabic text and joint Shorouk-Penguin branding.
John Makinson, Penguin chairman and chief executive, said: "The partnership with Dar El Shorouk represents a significant landmark in Penguin's 75-year history. It is a partnership not just between two celebrated publishing houses but between two of the broadest and deepest literary cultures in the world.
"There is potentially a very large audience for classic literature in the Arab-speaking world and a rich seam of classic Arabic writing that we intend to tap into."
Penguin has previously carried out similar projects with publishers in Brazil, China and South Korea.