12 Must-read Memoirs in Arabic
A list of 12 must-read memoirs written in Arabic, half of which have been translated into English.
Lit Lists
A Look at 100 Books: Algerian Literature in English Translation
Since 1956, nearly 100 novels, memoirs, and poetry collections written by Algerian writers have appeared in translation. Among these works, a third have appeared since 2010.
43 Books of the Year: Arabic to English in 2018
There have been at least 43 Arabic-to-English translations published this year.
On Banipal’s ‘100 Best Arabic Novels’
“Usefully, the Banipal list is not just a list, but also includes brief introductions to both the works and their authors, as well as some contextualization.”
Selected: 10 Arabic Short Stories by Women, in Translation, Online
For #WITMonth, ten short stories by women, translated from Arabic to English, by writers from Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan.
On World Poetry Day: A Kaleidoscope of 21 Arabic Poems in Translation
“Today is World Poetry Day — and the birthday of Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani (1923-1998) — and thus ArabLit will take an exceptionally eclectic & arguably nonsense tour of the entire history of Arabic poetry in English translation, based on what’s available free online in at least a good (and preferably fantastic) translation.”
On Mahmoud Darwish’s Birthday, 13 Poems
“It is not enough to love, for that is one of nature’s magical acts, like rainfall and thunder. It takes you out of yourself into the other’s orbit and then you have to fend for yourself. It is not enough to love, you have to know how to love. Do you know how?”
10 Iraqi Short Stories for the Shortest Day of the Year
“Good bye, then. You can’t understand my argument. I’m tired of what I have seen and heard from men.”
22 Arab Authors on Their Favorite Reads of 2017
Twenty-two Arab writers share their favorite reads of 2017.