August is ending, beach season is coming to a close, and — huzzah — there’s a new blog in town: قصص أخرى (QISASUKHRA). It’s still rather spare, but promises “excerpts of previously untranslated Arabic literary works in English.” The first entry, titled “My Mother,” is a short story by Hamdi Abu Golayyel (Thieves in Retirement and Dog With No Tail). There’s also new late-August fiction and poetry translations up on World Literature Today, Jadaliyya, and probably elsewhere:
Short Fiction
QISASUKHRA: “My Mother”, by Hamdi Abu Golayyel, trans. qisasukhra
World Literature Today: “History Will Not Be Made on This Couch”, by Hisham Bustani, trans. Thoraya El-Rayyes
The Arab Review: “Feero,” by Shafiq Taha al-Nubani, trans. Sarah Irving and Youssef Hussein Hamdan
Novel Excerpts
Jadaliyya: An Excerpt from The Penguin’s Song, by Hassan Daoud, trans. Marilyn Booth
Poetry
Jadaliyya: “Spartacus’ Last Words,” by Amal Dunqul, trans. Suneela Mubayi
Jadaliyya: Anamorphosis, by Sinan Antoon
