The annual prize will go to a “previously unpublished translation that strikes the delicate balance beween scholarly rigor, aesthetic grace, and general readability, as judged by a rotating committee of distinguished international scholars and literati.”
“Do you think this queerness can enrich Palestinian culture?”
Notably, this is the first of our Friday films based on a book written by a woman.
“Our interest for African literature does not boil down to buying book rights so we can reedit them in Algeria. We are trying to contribute to the autonomy of the African literary field.”
“So what we eventually end up getting in Arabic is a mirror image of what the mainstream US and European publishers have deemed profitable and “successful” enough to merit translating into English.”
Perhaps that’s why Men’s Journal listed it atop its “8 Best Books of May.” Who knows?
“He is the second invited participant to the festival to be denied entry after poet Inua Ellams was denied a visa by the Israeli embassy in London.”
“…a special translation feature set for their November-December 2016 issue[.]”
“Underscoring the continued problem was the marked absence of Palestinian writers and thinkers from Gaza, who though on the official program were not present at any of the week’s panels.”
