Lock-in Literature: Ali el-Makk’s ‘Forty-One Minarets’
“What about the one who called the mosque after himself and built a sky-scraping minaret? People said he built his wealth from dubious deals. Certainly, people’s gossip was endless.”
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Sunday Submissions: Words Without Borders 2020 ‘Poems in Translation’ Contest
“Winning poets and translators will be awarded $150 each.”
May Releases: From Arabic Cult Classics to Dark Fiction
Three compelling May releases will be available next week.
Friday Finds: An Excerpt of ‘The Butcher of Casablanca’
“He hummed a favorite tune as he went about his gruesome chore. When he was finished, he arranged the body parts in two garbage bags. Then he cleaned the floor, showered, and put on a change of clothes. He stretched out on the bed, lit a cigarette, and took a deep, delicious, triumphant puff.”
The Common Magazine’s Sudan Portfolio
Issue 19 of “The Common” magazine has a portfolio from Sudan, which includes stories translated from Arabic by eleven different authors.
180+ Books: A Look at Moroccan Literature Available in English
ArabLit Editor Nadia Ghanem surveys the twentieth- and twenty-first century Moroccan literature available in English.
Princes, Pandemics, and Politics: Yasmine Motawy talks to Bestselling Author of ‘The Mamluk Trilogy’
“As I was in the early stages of writing the novel, I told my late father, who was always my first reader, that I would have to take my readers to the fifteen places the book was set in because of the prominence of place in the text. This has been extremely rewarding for me, as I learn something new every time I go on one of these visits.”
Lock-in Literature: ‘Eyes Shut’ by Rami Tawil
He walked the streets of the city every single day, living an entire life beneath his eyelids.
‘Genius’ Egyptian Poet and Lyricist Mido Zoheir, 46
“On the surface, you might think it’s about the dire reality and all, but somehow his texts don’t bring you down. I don’t know how he does that.”