On Publication Day, A Look Back: Ihsan Abdel Kouddous
Ihsan Abdel Kouddous’s I Do Not Sleep appears this month from Hoopoe Fiction, in Jonathan Smolin’s translation.
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Short Story: ‘The Qur’an’ by Ihsan Abdel Kouddous
The small village had grown used to hosting a Qur’an reciter from Cairo in the month of Ramadan. His melodious recital enlivened the nights and lent the villagers a proud edge over the people of the surrounding hamlets.
January Translation Challenge: Kushajim
“Nothing could be more befitting than Kushājim’s epigrammatic riddles.”
Critic, Scholar Gaber Asfour Dies at 77
Egyptian literary critic, scholar, and two-time Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour died on Friday at the age of 77.
Lit & Found: 5 of the Best Arab Comics & Graphic Novels of 2021
Over at Middle East Eye, Bahira Amin has put together an excellent list of five of the best comics and graphic-novel releases of 2021.
Authors & Translators Who Left Us in 2021
A look back at a few authors, translators, and publishers who left us in 2021.
Poetry in Translation: Salah Jahin’s ‘Cigarette Ash’
Salma Harland translates the legendary “Cigarette Ash” («تراب دخان» ) written by the legendary Salah Jahin (1930-1986) in 1967.
Linguistic Embodiment: A Talk with Lisa J. White and Mahmoud Shaltout
“. In short, this book can be integrated into any Arabic teaching curriculum as a supplement, and it can be enjoyed on its own by the linguistically curious, cultural enthusiasts, and art lovers of every description.”
From the FOLK Issue: ‘Death in Three Portraits’
Bakhit Al-Bashari lay in his sickbed, the same bed he once made with his bare hands from the stalks of palm fronds.