Last week, al-Sharq al-Awsat ran a three-part interview by Raba’i Madhoun — one part with England-based Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, one with France-based Moroccan critic and short-story writer Mohammed El-Mezdioui and one with American novelist and translator Elliott Colla.
When I opened up Raba’i Madhoun’s The Lady from Tel Aviv, trans. Elliott Colla, I had a hard time believing it was السيدة من تل أبيب.
The 2013-2014 John Dryden Translation Competition is now open for entries, which calls for unpublished literary translations from any language into English.
At this year’s Shubbak Festival, Raba’i Madhoun (@rmadhoun) was on hand to launch the translation of his novel The Lady from Tel Aviv. Sarah Irving was there.
Comma Press — publisher of Hassan Blasim’s Madman of Freedom Square and The Iraqi Christ, both trans. Jonathan Wright — is setting up a permanent Arabic translation imprint and they need your help.
Lebanese musician, graphic novelist, and painter Mazen Kerbaj has announced the release of his long-awaited new book.
A few minutes ago, Mohammad Saber Arab — Culture Minister No. 5 in the post-Farouk Hosni world — was sworn in as the interim culture minister. So what happened to Inas Abdel Dayem?
Palestinian poet Ghassan Zaqtan is one of nine candidates for the prestigious Neustadt Prize.
Who doesn’t like book jackets? Better still, vintage jackets.
