Shakeups on the Arabic Bestseller List: June 2010
I am still searching out (Arabic) bestseller lists from other bookstores. If you know of any, please, post the information below or email me. There is the list from Amazon.Com, […]
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Elias Khoury Working on ‘Sequel’ to /Gate of the Sun/?
In her report on the World Literature Weekend in London, Susannah Tarbush has a short sentence on (the great) Elias Khoury’s future: Khoury’s latest novel is due to be published in Arabic in December, and he is now working on a sequel to “Gate of the Sun.”
Chip Rosetti on Translating an Arabic Novel(la) set in America
In a short essay for the blog Three Percent, translator Chip Rosetti explores an issue that had surely been bothering me subconsciously: Translating an Arabic literary text set in the English-speaking world.
Writer’s Retreat in El Gouna (But Not Really for Egyptians)
I had no idea, (until it was mentioned in Al Masry Al Youm) but apparently there is a writer’s residency program in El Gouna. I also had no idea that […]
Why Do Authors Think the World’s Problems Can Be Solved with Football?
I will say this for Mohamed el-Bisatie’s Drumbeat, which I give a not-entirely-enthusiastic review: Thank goodness el-Bisatie has the sense not to think the world’s problems can be solved by playing football.
Sonallah Ibrahim Takes the Proust Questionnaire
Ursula Lindsay has a lovely interview with Sonallah Ibrahim in The National, on the occasion of his novel التلصص (Stealth) appearing in English. As someone who was only allowed 570 […]
EURAMAL Examines ‘Desire, Pleasure and Taboo’ in Arabic Lit
I’m behind the times! The EURAMAL (European Association for Modern Arabic Literature) conference took place more than a week ago, and I have yet said absolutely nothing about it. Thanks […]
Magdy El-Shafee’s /Metro/ Not Available in Arabic, or English, But You Will Find It in…Italian
Thanks to translator Barbara Benini for this tip. (Benini is the Italian translator of Ahmed Nagi’s Rogers.) Metro, a graphic novel penned by blogger/artist Magdy al-Shafee, is not available here […]
How Do Arabs Fare on Summer Reading Lists?
‘Tis the season of summer reading lists. Newspapers, magazines, blogs, and even TV stations clamor to suggest the books you should take to the beach, with an emphasis on the […]