“Volume 1 tells of Ghali’s life in Rheydt, West Germany, providing unique insights from the perspective of an Egyptian immigrant on postwar Germany and shedding light on Ghali’s own writing and personality when he was at the peak of his depression. “
“I’m certainly worried that the book might be branded as being only about expat workers’ rights in the Gulf states. The novel may touch on these issues from time to time, but I don’t want the entire things to be viewed in this framework.”
“Finding copies is nearly impossible.”
If you’re in Cairo, this is where the fun is at.
“Writers (and translators) whose work is selected for print will be offered a $200 honorarium.”
Algerian novelist Said Khatibi’s Kitab al-khataya is not the story of Algeria’s black decade, or of Islamist fighters, or of star-crossed love. Instead, it’s a book that begins on a crowded bus with a tampon emergency.
“Maggor added over email that Hadyar’s U.S. visa had been approved, so the playwright will be joining the final week of rehearsals as well as the production. “
“See, prison is for lovers.”
“Tamalt was taken to intensive care following a hunger strike that lasted more than sixty days. “
