#WiTMonth lists are necessarily idiosyncratic, reflecting not only the tastes and knowledge of the list-makers, but also what’s available in translation. In this case, our lists also reflect what’s accessible online.
Read moreListen: Maya Abu al-Hayyat’s ‘The Gap’
In celebration of Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth), Comma Press has shared author Maya Abu al-Hayyat reading her short story “The Gap” in the original Arabic as well as in Yasmine Seale’s English translation.
Read moreProjects by Hassan Blasim, Lamia Ziadé, and the ‘Egypt + 100’ Collection Win PEN Translates Awards
On Thursday, English PEN announced the record-high 21 books awarded 2022 PEN Translates prizes, which span 19 countries and 18 languages.
Read moreLit & Found: Three Poems by Taghrid Abdelal
“I will look at your back / if you come down a little closer.”
Read more#WiTMonth Cover Reveal: Iman Mersal’s ‘The Threshold’
The collection is coming mid-October and can be pre-ordered on the MacMillan website.
Read more‘If There is a New Feeling, There Must Be a New Word’: A Talk with Nora Amin
” In order to express what, in her view, has not been spoken about before in Arabic literature—women’s perspective on sexuality, in its various forms, from lust to sexual trauma—the author saw the need to invent her own language, which impacts readers with its clarity and sobriety.”
Read moreWomen in Translation Month: 10 New Books for 2022
“At some point you start to feel very patronised.”
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Habib Tengour: “I’m Not Seeking Sophistication or Charm, but the Correct Expression, the Effective Image, the Sounds and the Appropriate Rhythm”
“What I can say is that it took me a very long time to become more or less satisfied with what I was writing. It took me a long time to find my way (and my voice) which is to simply say things, even if they might seem impenetrable or sophisticated.”
Read moreMona Kareem on Translation: ‘Embrace Your Invisibility As a Superpower’
“Embrace your invisibility as a superpower.”
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