Arabic Literature (in English)

Saturday Summer Re-run: Ten Rules for Translating from Humphrey Davies and Jonathan Wright

By mlynxqualey on July 22, 2017 • ( 1 )

“You can’t fight City Hall, even if everyone around you in your formative years always said ‘smelt’ rather than ‘smelled’.”

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Friday Finds: Audio from Shubbak Literature Festival 2017

By mlynxqualey on July 21, 2017 • ( 1 )

Miss the literary events at Shubbak? Can’t wait until July 2019? Listen to the recordings.

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The Complete List: Entries for the 2017 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation

By mlynxqualey on July 20, 2017 • ( 0 )

“This year for the first time, we will be announcing a short list in December, following the judges’ meeting in late November.”
Charif Majdalani’s ‘L’empereur à Pied’ Longlisted for FNAC Prize

By mlynxqualey on July 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

“The winner will be announced on the eve of the FNAC Books Forum, which will take place from September 15 to 17.”
Eternal Nightmares of the Hounded Mind: On ‘Post-Revolutionary Egyptian Dystopias’

By mlynxqualey on July 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

“Is this authority really that clever and strong, or is it the people’s imagination that makes it terrifying?”
Arabic-to-Spanish Translators: Poetry-translation Contest Open Through July 31

By mlynxqualey on July 17, 2017 • ( 1 )

“The idea is to celebrate literary dialogues, translation, poetry, poetry translation and linguistic diversity.”
Sunday Submissions: ‘In Other Words,’ an Opportunity for Authors (and Publishers) of Children’s Literature

By mlynxqualey on July 16, 2017 • ( 1 )

Last year, there were nearly 400 submissions from around the world and eight shortlisted titles. Three of these have already been sold to UK publishers: translations from the Afrikaans, Danish, and Russian.
Summer Saturday Re-Runs: Iraqi Poets Speak

By mlynxqualey on July 15, 2017 • ( 2 )

“When I decided to study the translations of Sayyab’s poetry, I was shocked when I found that there’s just one book in English about the pioneer of modern Arabic poetry!”
Shubbak’s Final Events: ‘Experience Arabic Literature, Rather Than Just Hearing Talks About It’

By mlynxqualey on July 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

“The benefit of hosting Shubbak at the British Library isn’t just about bringing in new audiences, but also it provides an opportunity to showcase and develop our collections. This year we have highlighted Arab comics, cartoons and graphic novels in a small display that runs until October.”
Friday Finds: An Interview with Amer Hlehel and Amir Nizar Zuabi about ‘Taha’

By mlynxqualey on July 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

“It is very dangerous what I’m going to say: Taha’s poetry about the Palestinian catastrophe lasts much more than Darwish’s poetry.”
New Arab and Arabic Zines, ComicCons, Comix Festivals, and Submission Calls

By mlynxqualey on July 13, 2017 • ( 1 )

And on the heels of CairoComix in October of this year, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq is set to have its first-ever comics festival.
Algerian Writer Samira Negrouche on Her 3 Mother Tongues, Translating Poetry, and Collaborative Writing

By mlynxqualey on July 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

“The flower, the tree, the land — war gives another dimension to these words.”