New ‘Emirates Novel Awards’ to be Half Crowd-judged
A trio of new literary prizes, announced yesterday by sponsor twofour54, will reward books by Emiratis in three categories: Best Novel, Best Short Novel (Novella), and “Special Writer.”
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The Birth of ‘Oum Cartoon’ and the New Golden Age of Egyptian Caricature
Jonathan Guyer (@mideastXmidwest) has recently launched Oum Cartoon / أم كرتون — oumcartoon.tumblr.com — a blog about Arabic cartoons. ArabLit asked him a few questions about the site.
‘The Best Books on Egypt’
I find today’s “best books on Egypt” list from The Guardian profoundly disappointing.
Palestinian Authors Refused Entry Visas for Shubbak Festival
You are forgiven for thinking that you’ve already read this story (as this and this are still fresh in public memory), and the same has happened recently to Syrian and Iraqi authors: […]
‘A Lot of Translating is About Not Making A Fuss’
One of ArabLit’s favorite readers and book-club leaders, Elisabeth Jaquette, has just posted the Cairo Book Club’s first-ever podcast, from their discussion of Mourid Barghouti’s “I Was Born There, I Was Born Here,” led by the book’s English-language translator, Humphrey Davies.
Open the Shubbak: Upcoming Arabic Literature Events in London
Starting this Saturday, the Shubbak Festival, which bills itself as a “window on the Arab world,” will take place in and around London from June 22 – July 6: There are a […]
The Growing Interest in Arabic Literature in Italian
Since a turning point between 2004 and 2006, there is a growing interest in Arabic literature (in Italian).
Khaled Khalifa: Syrians Don’t Stop
This week, award-winning Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa’s new novel, No Knives in This City’s Kitchens, will be published by Dar al-Ain in Egypt.
Fady Joudah and Ghassan Zaqtan Win 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize
“Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: and Other Poems,” by Ghassan Zaqtan, trans. Fady Joudah, has won this year’s international Griffin Poetry Prize.