The Magical, Mystical Bridge Between Arabic Literature and English
“…it is an act of travel, of freedom, a slight re-writing of our cramped and determined interior spaces.”
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
The ‘Rise of Arabic Literature in English’
“If you’re free, please find us in the The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB.”
From Diyarbikkir to Lalish: Walking in the Footsteps of Genocide
“They had also worn the nightgowns of the home’s matriarch — I suppose because they were clean. “
Arabic Literature in Persian, Persian Literature in Arabic
“Of course, we should mention that translators have been more interested in translating poetry than prose. Works by contemporary Arab poets such as Nizar Qabbani, Ghada al-Samman and Adunis have been well received by Iranian intellectuals.”
On the 45th Wedding Anniversary Mourid Barghouti & Radwa Ashour
“Alone, between sky and earth, I think of Radwa.”
‘I Have Been Doing More Nonfiction Because I Feel There’s a Great Need for It’
“I’d like to write a novel in both English and Arabic that would be ‘translated’ simultaneously to the writing process and be produced as a collective or co-authored work in both languages.”
Roger Allen: ‘I Am Subverting, Perhaps, the Best Intentions of the Author’
“Because the author went through and carefully edited his text, perhaps with the idea of…turning a series of newspaper articles into something that might lead you to believe it’s a contribution to the development of narrative genre, which would come after it.”
‘Only Vagabonds Can Be Poets’
“A new collection of Laâbi’s work has also just appeared in Italian.”
Najwa Barakat: ‘I Needed Something Bigger Than Myself’
Lebanese writer Najwa Barakat has written six novels since 1986. Over the past ten years, her work has been garnering increased critical acclaim. But in that time, Barakat hasn’t focused only […]