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Forthcoming 2022: Arabic Literature in English Translation
More than 30 Arabic literary works are set to be published in English translation in 2022. As in past years, the novel dominates.
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An All-ages Literary Holiday Gift Guide
Literary gift recommendations for music lovers, hodophiles, gastronomes, kids, cat-lovers, and more.
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13 Books in Translation: A Literary History of Egypt After 2011
These thirteen books (six novels, three works of literary nonfiction, a graphic novel, a poetry collection, a short-story collection, and a collection of playtexts) provide a not-insubstantial literary landscape of contrasting visions and emotions:
Read moreCelebrating Humphrey: 10 Translations, 11 Interviews
Humphrey Davies produced many translations and gave many interviews on a wide range of work, medieval to contemporary, in his 24 years as a literary translator. These are a few of our favorites.
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10 Poems for ‘Medieval Femme,’ Inspired by al-Khansa
“Like music from the courts of the Abbasid Caliphate after a decadent cybernetic makeover.”
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14 Translations To Look for in Fall 2021
Fourteen of the translations coming from Arabic to English in the fall of 2021.
Read more9 Short Stories by Syrian Women, in Translation
As far as we know, there is not an anthology of work by Syrian women writers, in English translation.
Read more9 Short Stories by Egyptian Women, in Translation
Although this list does include short stories by Radwa Ashour and Salwa Bakr, it largely focuses on work by women writers who emerged in the ’90s, ’00s, and ’10s.
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