Inaam Kachachi’s new novel: Iraqi History in Warm Language
In the end, I particularly recommend this novel to those who love the historical-novel genre.
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Neza Bozic on Translating Hisham Matar’s ‘The Return’: ‘The Most Intense Literary Work I Have Ever Done’
“This is undoubtedly the most intense literary work I have done in my ten year career as a translator.”
Arcola Theatre’s Global Queer Plays Include Two by Arab Women
The two by Arab women are Jordanian playwright Amahl Khouri’s No Matter Where I Go, to be staged on Saturday March 3 at 5 p.m., and Peace Camp Org, by Egyptian-American playwright Mariam Bazeed, set to be staged on Sunday March 4 at 5 p.m.
Review and Translated Excerpt: Eman Al Yousuf’s ‘Guardian of the Sun’
Emirati author and columnist Eman Al Yousuf has published two short-story collections and two novels, the latter of which, Guardian of the Sun, was co-winner of first prize at the 2016 Emirates Novel […]
Teaching with Arabic Literature in Translation: The Public Lecture Series ‘Tarjamat – ترجمات’
“I think the corner stone of a good academic experience is the public lecture. Through the public lecture, the university asserts curiosity as the most essential feature of learning. When I was a student, the public lectures I attended were the key that opened the world for me, and I hope Tarjamat will open translation as a problematic for a much larger community than specialist interest in the field.”
Sunday Submissions: British Library/ AHRC Translator in Residence
Last year, Jen Calleja became the first-ever British Library Translator in Residence. With her tenure ending, the British Library and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) are looking for fresh applicants to […]
Review: In ‘Youssef’s Disappointment,’ Uncovering the Ugliness of Political Slogans
In his second novel, Youssef’s Disappointment خيبة يوسف (Dar Al-Adab, 2017), Fawzi Zabyan uses a story of two friends to shine a spotlight on political parties in Lebanon.
Friday Finds: Hisham Bustani reads ‘The Maestro’ and ‘Night’
Bustani’s poems, in El Rayyes’ translation, first appeared in the winter 2017 issue of ‘The Poetry Review,’ and the film was premiered at the launch of the winter issue this month.
Excerpt in Translation: ‘Saddam and Me and the Stockholm Syndrome’
The book “tackles Saddam’s growing posthumous popularity among thousands of young Arabs and Iraqis.”