Ahmed Taibaoui’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal-winning novel The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody was published this week by Hoopoe Fiction, in translation by Jonathan Wright. Continue Reading
In celebration of the November publication of Chaos, Crossing, written by Olivia Elias and translated from French to English by Kareem James Abu-Zeid, we have gathered six poems by the celebrated Palestinian poet.Continue Reading
Slowly, we raised our heads as hellish cries echoed in our ears, and we looked up in awe and fear. Continue Reading
Fady Joudah has translated three new works by the vibrant Palestinian poet, short-story writer, and children’s-book author Ahlam Bsharat.Continue Reading
I write down the title, and the author’s name. I avoid writing my own name until I have successfully completed the procedure. If I fail, I leave the body open on the table, its heart still beating, and scurry out of the room. Continue Reading
“I don’t think it has to do anything with age. I’m now forty years old and am still confused.”Continue Reading
Dar Arab has just published Christiaan James’ crisp translation of Mohammed AlAjmi historical-adventure novel The Secret of the Morisco. An excerpt is now available in the publisher’s website.Continue Reading
As long-time fans of Sunandini Banerjee’s covers for Seagull Books, we were pleased to find a talk with her about her art, rules, and process on Frontline. As Devangana Dash notes in her introduction to the conversation, the covers are an important part of the appeal of Seagulls’ books, makingContinue Reading
Over at the Poetry Foundation website, scholar-translator Robyn Creswell has a beautiful new translation of Imru al-Qays.Continue Reading
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