Friday Finds: Jalal al-Ahmadi in English, Croatian, French, and Italian
Now I sit alone /
around a circular table /
Now I sit circularly /
around myself
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
Black Basrans: Mortada Gzar’s ‘Broom of Paradise’
“Madeen’s character is inexhaustible, and I like to keep my characters alive, especially the ones I wrote in my early years; now I can add some reality to give them life again. Like a journalist or someone looking for the truth.”
Kaouther Adimi’s ‘Our Riches,’ Abdellah Taïa’s ‘A Country for Dying’ Finalists for PEN Translation Prize
The two novels translated from French were both written by Maghrebi authors: Our Riches, by Algerian novelist Kaouther Adimi, was translated from the French by Chris Andrews; and A Country for Dying: A Novel, by Moroccan novelist Abdellah Taïa, was translated from the French by Emma Ramadan.
Winter 2021 PEN Translates Awards: Algerian Historical Crime, Kurdish SF, Syrian Synesthesia, & More
They will support 15 titles from 14 countries in 12 languages, including two titles translated from Arabic.
Open Access: Middle Eastern Science Fiction Special Issue
The MOSF Journal of Science Fiction, sponsored by the Museum of Science Fiction in Washington, D.C. has published their latest issue online, with a particular focus on Middle Eastern Science Fiction.
6 Books Make 2021 Naguib Mahfouz Medal Shortlist
Five judges chose the six shortlisted titles from among 270 Arabic novels submitted from around the world.
Wajdi al-Ahdal: His Childhood Reads, Current Project, and Advice for Young Yemeni Writers
“It might come as a surprise to you to know that I am writing historical essays on the origins of Yemenis.”
In Translation: Ameer Hamad’s ‘The Wooden Castle’
I don’t know when exactly the idea came to me: of building a castle like the ones I’d imagined when reading stories, or like the ones I’d seen in cartoons.
Sunday Submissions: Arabic Translation Mentoring Program
The Arabic Translation Mentoring Programme from New Writing North will support “emerging ArabicEnglish translators with a 9-month professional development programme.” Applications are open now.