Zakia Allal’s ‘Naked Veins’
This short story, by Algerian author Zakia Allal, is part of our new “In Focus: Algeria” section. By Zakia Allal Translated by Leonie Rau It was creeping toward 8:15 pm, […]
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Launching ‘In Focus: ALGERIA’
Our second focus is Algeria, co-curated by Nadia Ghanem and Leonie Rau.
Sonallah Ibrahim’s Moscow: A Conversation with Margaret Litvin
“So the main challenge was to convey that numbness and ill-mannered quality on the level of style, while still producing a book clear enough to be readable. That was a negotiation with the publisher, as you can imagine.”
5 Arab-Soviet Novels
As a companion to our discussion with translator Margaret Litvin about Sonallah Ibrahim’s Moscow, Litvin has shared a list of five Arab-Soviet novels.
A Tour of Khan Aljanub, The Bookseller and Publisher Shaping the Arabic Books Landscape in Berlin
“I think our bestsellers are children books.”
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces 16 Titles on 2022 Longlist
Following a false start on Monday, January 24 — when International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) social media had originally promised the longlist — the 2022 IPAF longlist and judges were announced today.
‘Une Révolte Tunisienne’: New Graphic Novel from Lab619 Co-founders Released in Arabic and French
Une révolte Tunisienne is set in between history and fiction, with the main story taking place in the days of the Tunisian “bread riots.”
Let Us Spell Out Life: Prison Writing by Ahmed Douma
“Like Negm before him, Douma has been active in nearly every Egyptian social movement of his day. As with Negm, Douma has been arrested, detained, tried and imprisoned—twenty-two times thus far.”
Poem #10 from Ahmed Douma’s ‘Curly’
“This throng of questions wounds / Especially when the situation is “silent.”