9 Short Stories by Kuwaiti Women, in Translation
This year, we continue our Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth) Wednesday series of “9 Stories” lists.
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Novelist Mohammed Hanif on the Re-release of Sahar Khalifeh’s Classic ‘Wild Thorns’
“Wild Thorns is an ambulance ride of a book, complete with a red light and blaring siren. It’s urgent and essential.”
On Translating Khaled Khalifa: A Conversation with Leri Price
By Tugrul Mende This July, Khaled Khalifa‘s No One Prayed Over Their Graves was published in Leri Price‘s translation. Price has several long-term relationships with authors. Her second book by […]
Adania Shibli Wins Germany’s 2023 LiBeraturpreis for ‘Minor Detail’
JULY 26, 2023 — Palestinian author Adania Shibli has won the 2023 LiBeraturpreis for the German translation of her novel تفصيل ثانوي (Minor Detail) translated from Arabic into German as […]
Samira Azzam’s OUT OF TIME Among 7 Books Shortlisted for 2023 Palestine Book Awards
Yesterday, organizers announced the seven-book shortlist of the 2023 Palestine Book Awards, and among them was ArabLit Books’ debut title: Samira Azzam’s Out of Time, translated by Ranya Abdelrahman.
Eight Novels Chosen as Finalists for 2023 Prix de la Littérature Arabe
This week, organizers announced the eight-book list of finalists for the 2023 Prix de La Littérature Arabe, a French prize that celebrates literature by Arab authors written in French or literature translated from Arabic to French.
Read the Re-Issue of Sargon Boulus’s 1971 Literary Anthology, ‘Tigris’
In 1971, the great, maverick Iraqi poet Sargon Boulus published a single issue of an English-language literary anthology that he called Tigris.
Lit & Found: A Discussion with Translator Leri Price about ‘Planet of Clay’
“Researching the context of the novel helps me as a translator.”
Bushra al-Maqtari’s ‘What Have You Left Behind’ Longlisted for 2023 Moore Prize For Human Rights Writing
The Christopher G. Moore Foundation today announced the 14-book longlist for its 2023 prize for human rights writing.