Mekkawi Said’s Latest Book: More Stories from Downtown
In Al Masry Al Youm, Amany Aly Shawky reviews Mekkawi Said’s latest: مقتنيات وسط البلد , or Downtown Collectibles.
July 2010
Submit (Now) to the Sea of Words Literary Contest
This came via Ursula over at the Arabist; a suggestion for our readers who may be writers (and under 30). From the contest organizers European Institute of the Mediterranean and […]
Publishers: It’s Time To Submit to the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
Lest anyone forget, submissions are now open for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2011. According to the press release:
Galal Amin’s /Nectar of the Years/ a Memoir Worth Translating?
Rashda Ragab has a glowing review of economist Galal Amin’s recently published Rahik al-Omr, or Nectar of the Years (2010, Dar el Shorouk), in this week’s Al Ahram Weekly. This […]
/June Rain/ Can Stop Crying Out for English Translation
Seif Salmawy, managing director of Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP), says that BQFP and Lebanese author Jabbour Douaihy have just finalized a contract, and the young house will bring out June Rain in English.
Blog to Book in Lebanon: Maya’s Amalgam 2
Today’s Gulf News profiles four entrepreneurs who are “building a career on the Web,” a foursome that includes Maya’s Amalgam author Maya Zankoul.
Jabbour Douaihy’s /Rain of June/ ‘Cries out for an English Translation’
So says National writer Michael Young, who recently finished reading the book: In 2006, the Lebanese author Jabbour Douaihy published Rain of June, which was later short-listed for the [inaugural] […]
Pen /Writers in Translation/ Anthology Available Now: Free!
The international writers’ organization PEN recently made available its 2010 Writers in Translation anthology, which one can pick up online (as a PDF) or at select libraries and independent bookstores: for free!
Will the Real Youssef Ziedan Please Come Forward?
Over at Al Masry Al Youm, Omar Cheta has an interesting piece about the perceptions and misperceptions of academic and author (and “Arabic Booker” winner) Youssef Ziedan. And this isn’t […]