Nothing comes out of nothing: Stories from nothing, selection and translation: Salah Dahni

A short story collection translated for the late story writer Salah Duhni who also became famous for directing and film criticism, and was one of the prominent Syrian figures in this field. The collection bore a striking title: Nothing Comes Out of Nothing! And it is a set of stories he chose and translated before his death. As his son, the well-known Syrian director Firas Duhni, explained, it was just a few months before the fifth anniversary of the death of his teacher, role model, friend, and idol, his father, the director, writer, and critic Salah Duhni, that he published the book he was drafting until his last moments while lying in his hospital bed fighting a malignant disease. Firas Duhni added, as he announced the first news of the collection's publication: It was supposed to be published while my father was still alive… but a few influential bats in my country prevented that at the time. Bats who were afraid of the light still emanating from the chest, heart, and mind of a man who was almost taking his last breath. They were even afraid of his last breath… but the light came, even if after some time.