Judge Resigns from Booker Panel?
According to The National, judge Shereen Abu El Naga, an Egyptian writer and professor, resigned from the panel Wednesday, when the shortlist was released. Dr. Abu el Naga reportedly told […]
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
Who are the ‘Arabic Booker’ Nominees? Abdo Khal
Abdo Khal began his life in a small farming village in southern Saudi Arabia. It was after his father died that he moved to Jeddah. Later, his mother sent him […]
What is Rasheed el Enany Pessimistic About?
Translator-critic Rasheed el Enany gave the annual Naguib Mahfouz Prize lecture at the AUC on Dec. 11. While in Egypt, he spoke with the newspaper Al Masry Al Youm. A […]
Who are the Arabic Booker Nominees? Rabee Jaber
Translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid must have been pleased to see this name on the IPAF—or Arabic Booker—shortlist, for his novel America. He recently said of the prolific Lebanese author: “The […]
Who are the ‘Arabic Booker’ Nominees? Mansoura Ez-Eldin
When the list of IPAF (or “Arabic Booker”) nominees was released Dec. 15, several reporters noted that “Mansoura Ez-eldin is the only female nominee.” This is certainly true–and it’s something […]
IPAF (Arabic Booker) Shortlist Is Out
And the shortlisters are: Mansoura Ez Eldin (Egypt) – Beyond Paradise Muhammad Al Mansi Qindeel (Egypt) – A Cloudy Day on the West Side Rabee Jabir (Lebanon) – America Abdo […]
Edinburgh Review 127: Iraq
The current issue of the well-respected Edinburgh Review, 127, is focused on Iraq. There’s poetry by Saadi Youssef and others, well, unknown to me, as well as photographs, fiction, and […]
Two New Works by Iraqi Writers (Now in English)
Two new works of Iraqi lit—one a collection of poetry, one a book of short stories—have come out this fall from small indie presses in the U.K. (There’s also a […]
The First Arab Lit (I’ve Seen) on a ‘Best of 2009’ List
Most of the “best-of” lists I’ve seen in the U.S. and U.K. presses are awash with the regulars: Alice Munro, Lydia Davis, ta-di-di-dah. Of course, they’re lovely writers. But! Occasionally, […]