The Nabatean, Egyptian author Youssef Ziedan’s third novel, has not been as well-received as his bestselling, controversial, and prize-winning second novel, Azazeel. Azazeel, which won the second International Prize for […]
For those who have not looked below, please note that Sotheby’s issued this statement last night: “While it is clear that Sotheby’s consignor had purchased the Mahfouz manuscripts from a […]
Yesterday, the Zayed Book Award announced the longlist in its “young author” category. A young author is defined as one under 40. The @SZBA tweeted: The longlisted works, according to a […]
This is a follow-up to 5 Thoughts from Raymond Stock on Translating the Master. Stock, who has been working on a biography of Naguib Mahfouz, expressed an interest in publishing today […]
UPDATE: Sotheby’s has withdrawn the Mahfouz materials from tomorrow’s auction. They issued this statement: “While it is clear that Sotheby’s consignor had purchased the Mahfouz manuscripts from a member of Naguib […]
Editor’s note: Egyptian writer Ahmed Bahgat passed away Sunday evening at age 79. Contributor Mona Elnamoury reflects on his work: By Mona Elnamoury Best known for his short story collection Kesas Alhayawan […]
This Sunday morning, the organizers of the biannual Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Award announced their 2010-2011 winners. The winners included Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour (fiction) and Lebanese poet Mohammad […]
My write-up of the event is in Al Masry Al Youm. To sum up: The big surprise was that the Naguib Mahfouz Medal award went to “the revolutionary creativity of the Egyptian […]
I try not to participate in the spectacle of the U.S. presidential debates, but comments by Republican candidate Newt Gingrich aligned rather oddly with the memoir I’m reading: Mourid Barghouti’s I Was Born There, I Was Born Here, trans. Humphrey Davies.
