“I want to hug the cat named Cow, who survived the war”
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“I want to hug the cat named Cow, who survived the war”
Read more“67 mothers calling”
Read more“I saw a dead road on the road / & left it there”
Read moreIn case you have missed it, the special Baffler magazine section on poetry from Palestine, curated by Fady Joudah, continues to unspool.
Read moreOn Poetry & Translations “You realize that you need to be free, otherwise it doesn’t work.” –Stephanie Dujols, on translating Arabic poetry into French. “In fact, for those of us […]
Read moreThe shortlist showcases a wide range of titles, from a Moroccan historical novel to an Egyptian thriller to a tender Kuwaiti war story to two novels from Palestine, one written for teens.
Read moreWords Without Borders has posted a new special issue this kid-lit-heavy month, “Time-Travelers, Fisherwomen, and Sleuths: Arabic Young Adult Literature,” curated by translator Elisabeth Jaquette.
Read moreAs in previous years, the official hashtag for the campaign is: #lap1book.
Read more“This year’s judging chair will be Paul Starkey, who was a judge on the inaugural committee for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, a prolific translator, and a previous winner of the Banipal translation prize.”
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