Friday Finds: Samira Negrouche’s ‘Alba Rosa’
“You didn’t leave home / your home left you.”
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Nathalie Handal, Susan Abulhawa Win Palestine Book Awards
The winners of the 2020 Palestine Book Awards were announced this evening in an online event.
6 Winners Announced for 2020 Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature
The top category, “Children’s Book of the Year,” went to Egyptian author Hadil Ghoneim and illustrator Sahar Abdallah for Shahrazizi’s Nights: A Tale Within a Tale Within a Tale, published by Dar al-Balsam in Egypt.
Birthing the Ugly Hero: Dr. Refaat Ismail
“When Rifaat Ismail died in the novellas, it caused a sensation on the internet. Fans on social media websites made a de facto protest march online, complaining that the man still had plenty of life in him and that the author should have kept him going for at least another 10 years.”
‘Paranormal Will Always Have a Special Place in My Heart’
“Before that, I had read the Arabic translation of the Goosebumps novels, and I knew that I loved horror fiction, but for me this was better — maybe it was the Egyptian environment, characters, and atmosphere that made it familiar and yet outlandish.”
Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, ‘Genius’
“So he tore up the manuscript and decided to start again. In my opinion, it was the best decision he could’ve made, as the resulting novel was a masterpiece.”
Ahmed Khaled Tawfik and ‘Paranormal’
Today, Netflix is releasing the series Paranormal, based on the ما وراء الطبيعة books by beloved Egyptian novelist Ahmed Khaled Tawfik. We look back at the man (1962-2018) and the impact his books had on young readers.
‘The Morning After the End of the World’
Tonight it’s the end of the world.
The Flying Flesh of Amjad Nasser’s ‘Adam’s Kingdom’
“The ugliness of reality has surpassed the imagination of our ancient poets, and where modes of torture and killing machines have overshadowed the most creative minds of filmmakers, it is futile to invoke the ancient muses.”