Lit & Found: An Excerpt of ‘The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody’
Ahmed Taibaoui’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal-winning novel The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody was published this week by Hoopoe Fiction, in translation by Jonathan Wright.
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Egyptian Dramatist, Poet, and the ‘Sheikh of Arab Translators’ Mohamed Enani Dies at the Cusp of 84
Cairo University Professor Mohamed Enani, also known as the “Sheikh of Arab translators,” passed away on Tuesday January 3, 2023 — just one day ahead of his 84th birthday.
Forthcoming 2023: Arabic Literature in English Translation
A selection of the Arabic novels, poetry collections, short-story collections, and classic works forthcoming in 2023.
kotobli: A Book-discoverability Platform Aiming to ‘Showcase Arabic Books’
“As a first step, readers interested in books from the Arab world or on the Arab world can discover books based on several features: discovering books according to an author’s gender or country of origin, finding books from a specific publisher or country (…), browsing through our book titles and thematic curations to find SWANA-specific subjects (e.g. Egyptian surrealism, prison literature).”
Sunday Submissions: Mophradat Writing Sabbaticals
Mophradat is supporting emerging creative writers from the Arab world with funded writing sabbaticals.