For the shortest day of the year, 12 shortish short stories for your reading pleasure:
ALGERIA
“Bloodred Dew,” Mohammed Dib, trans. C. Dickson
EGYPT
“The Battle of the Rabbits,” Muhammed Mustajab, trans. Qisasukhra
IRAQ
“The Logic of Birds,” Luay Hamza Abbas, trans Yasmeen Hanoosh
IRAQ/ISRAEL
“Tantal,” Samir Naqqash, trans. Shakir Mustafa
LEBANON
“God, It’s as Though You’re Sewing a Dress For a Flea,” Hanan al-Shaykh, trans. Randa Jarrar
LIBYA
“The Teacher,” Ibrahim al-Koni, trans. Elliott Colla
MOROCCO
“Men Have All the Luck,” Mohamed Choukri, trans. Paul Starkey
PALESTINE
“Silence,” Adania Shibli, trans. Randa Jarrar
SAUDI ARABIA
“Oil Field,” Mohammad Hasan Alwan, trans. Peter Clark
SUDAN
“In the Long Shadows,” Jamal Mahjoub
SYRIA
“The Pride of Garbage,” Osama Alomar, trans. the author with C.J. Collins.
TUNISIA
“The Way to Poppy Street,” Rachida el-Charni, trans. Piers Amodia
Yes, this also ran last year on Dec. 21. Although last year, we had “Silent Ones,” Zakaria Tamer, trans. Ibrahim Muhawi in Syria.
Wow! You can be sure that you made some short story lovers happy by this post…..good reads!
Merry X’mas & Happy New Year!
*Mridubala*
http://yourstoryclub.com/short-stories-suspense-thriller/suspense-short-story-passing/ (comments welcome!)