November 2011
Day 2: Sharjah Book Fair Professional Program
Today, the Sharjah International Book Fair’s pre-fair professional program wrapped up with a few speeches, an interesting (brief) presentation from Jon Malinowski about PubMatch.Com, and a pair of “matchmaking” sessions. The […]
Libya Holds Book Un-banning Ceremony
According to a report by the Toronto Star’s Mitch Potter (@MPWrites), a “book unbanning” ceremony was held yesterday in Tripoli. The ceremony took place at a royal palace that was converted into a […]
5 Questions with Catherine Cobham on Translation Mahfouz’s ‘Harafish’
Catherine Cobham has translated a number of significant Arab authors: Yusuf Idris, Hanan al-Shaykh, Nawal al-Saadawi, and Mahmoud Darwish. She is also the translator of one of Mahfouz’s greatest works, […]
How I Met Mahfouz: Down ‘Midaq Alley’ in ’77
You can read more from writer, reader, farmer, blogger Maryanne Stroud Gabbani at her blog, Living in Egypt. On her relationship with Mahfouz: I’ve been a bookworm since the day […]
Should There Be an ‘Orange Prize’ for Arab Women Writers?
Yesterday, I noted that the big controversy (so far) in the 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF, “Arabic Booker”) longlist is its surfeit of women. I quoted Susannah Tarbush: […]
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Longlist: Habib Selmi’s ‘The Women’s Orchards’
The big controversy (so far) in the 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF or “Arabic Booker”) longlist is its near-lack of women: Just one female name, that of Hawra […]
Longlist Announced for International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2012
The long-awaited longlist for the 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction was announced this morning. Popularly known as the Arabic Booker, the prize, currently in its fifth year, has come […]
Poetry Translation Competition: Enter By Jan. 1 (and Win)
Clearly, MPT (Modern Poetry in Translation) magazine had Arabic-English translators in mind when they launched their first-ever competition: Translate any poem on the subject of FREEDOM into English verse. The […]