New Releases for May 2023: Satire, Poetry, and a Classic Book on Monasteries
As always, if you know of books we’ve missed, please let us know at info@arablit.org.
Lit Lists
7 Arabic Books That Foreground the Rain
To celebrate the release of ArabLit Quarterly’s RAIN-themed Spring 2023 issue, we have assembled seven Arabic books in which, in some way or another, rain plays a more or less important role.
New Releases in March & April 2023: Poetry from Iraq and Sudan, a Historical Novel from Egypt
From March and April, a list of recently released and forthcoming novels, poetry collections, and a study of Sudanese poetry.
A Playlist for Hamdi Abu Golayyel’s ‘The Men Who Swallowed the Sun’
Ibrahim Sayed Fawzy asked Egyptian author Hamdi Abu Golayyel for a playlist of Bedouin songs that readers can listen to as they devour The Men Who Swallowed the Sun.
Coming in February: Eleventh-century Medical Satire and Fiction From Eritrea
This month: Ibn Butlan’s ‘The Doctors’ Dinner Party’ and Haji Jabir’s ‘Black Foam’
Forthcoming 2023: Arabic Literature in English Translation
A selection of the Arabic novels, poetry collections, short-story collections, and classic works forthcoming in 2023.
ArabLit’s 10 Most-read Stories, Essays, and Poems of 2022
Removing the promotion of new issues of ArabLit Quarterly magazine, the top ten most-read pieces of 2022.
Published in 2022: Arabic Literature in Translation
This year, we have lists of literary works translated from Arabic to English, to German, to Portuguese, and to Malayalam.
Our Contributors’ Favorite Reads of 2022
We sent out a note to editors and contributors asking for favorite reads from 2022.