From Duna Ghali’s ‘Orbits of Loneliness’
A few years ago, when we asked Egyptian novelist Miral al-Tahawy for a favorite book in Arabic by a woman writer, she said, “Truth is, there is a long list […]
Country Focus
New Short Fiction from Sudan: ‘The Drunken Donkey’
The Drunken Donkey Dr. Abuelgasim Gour Translated by Nassir al-Sayeid al-Nour Among all the donkeys, my aunt Um Makhayan’s donkey was the one that enjoyed gnawing on the Saheb tree, […]
Early 20th Century Short Fiction in Translation: Muhammad Taymour’s ‘A Boy Who Became a Man’
This short story originally appeared in Muhammad Taymour’s collection What the Eyes Can See (1922), and this story was written in 1917. It recounts events in the life a fictional […]
New Short Fiction in Translation: ‘The Man Who Was Killed’
This story originally appeared in Luay Hamza Abbas’s collection حامل المظلة (The Umbrella Holder). The Man Who Was Killed By Luay Hamza Abbas Translated by Hend Saeed There was a […]
New Short Fiction: Ziad Khaddash’s ‘Strange Things Happening Outside’
This short story was first published in the independent Palestinian newspaper Al Ayyam on January 16, 2024. Strange Things Happening Outside By Ziad Khaddash Translated by Victoria Issa I am […]
A Curated List of 20 Palestinian Short Stories, in Translation, Online
Compiled by ArabLit Staff Below, we share twenty (plus) Palestinian short stories that are available in translation online, from across historic Palestine and beyond, by young writers such as Ameer […]
‘Matters of National Football’
In honor of today’s match, we’re running this essay from our beloved FOOTBALL issue, by Moroccan author Yassin Adnan, translated by Moroccan translator Hicham Rafik, with photographs by Moroccan photographer Omar Mesrar.
9 Short Texts by Libyan Women, in Translation
This week’s list — of short works by Libyan women writers — couldn’t focus solely on short stories in translation, or even on excerpts of prose. This week, we’ve also included two poems.
An Excerpt from Khadijah Marouazi’s ‘History of Ash’
Khadija Marouazi’s History of Ash appears this month from Hoopoe Fiction, in English translation by Alexander E. Elinson. The novel relays intertwined accounts of time in prison for political crimes, one […]