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 […]
Fiction
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 […]
An Excerpt from Samar Yazbek’s ‘Where the Wind Calls Home’
Syrian writer and journalist Samar Yazbek’s poetic, tender Where the Wind Calls Home was published last week by World Editions, in award-winning translator Leri Price’s fluid English translation. The publisher writes […]
New Short Fiction: Basma Nagy’s ‘A Special Camaraderie for a Lonely Individual’
A Special Camaraderie for a Lonely Individual By Basma Nagy Translated by Enas Eltorky There was a cacophonous confusion of stomping as the grocer walked in and untied Ibrahim. – […]
An Excerpt from ‘The Djinn’s Apple,’ Out This Month
The Djinn’s Apple is a fast-paced “girl detective meets 1001 Nights” historical YA novel out this month from Neem Tree Press. Winner of an English PEN Translates Award, this short work is […]
An Excerpt from ‘Edo’s Souls,’ Multigenerational Epic of South & North Sudan
Stella Gaitano’s debut novel, Edo’s Souls, is a multigenerational epic set between Sudan and South Sudan that stages a battle between the forces of Motherhood and Death. In this excerpt of […]
‘Underneath the Rubble’: A Short Story from Syria
This short story, by Syrian writer Iyad Shaheen, first appeared in Dahnoon in 2013. Underneath the Rubble By Iyad Shaheen Translated by Ghada Alatrash The earthquake that struck the city […]
New Short Fiction from Sudan: ‘Is She Tamimia . . . or Taghlabia?’
By Abdulhafez Maryoud Translated by Nassir al-Sayied al-Nour Apparently, it’s difficult to translate all that. Still, I’ll give it a try: “Yesterday, I dreamed of you.” The sky was cloudy, […]
New Short Fiction: ‘For She Who Birthed a Dream and She Who Birthed a Sorrow’
By Nibal Thawabteh Translated by Faten Hafez The villagers called her Alkarsa, or “the mute woman.” This was not just a label, but rather a description of her condition: she was indeed […]