9 Short Stories by Algerian Women, in Translation
We hope to see more Algerian women’s writing in translation. For now, we recommend these four stories, all translated from French.
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9 Short Stories by Sudanese and South Sudanese Women, in Translation
Nine vibrant, world-stitching (and un-stitching) short stories by Sudanese and South Sudanese women in English translation.
Women in Translation Month: 10 Books for 2021
“They love women’s empowerment, if women’s empowerment means sharing [online] a hijabi superhero comic without ever reading the messages behind it.”
A List of Arabic Literature in German Translation
What Arab and Arabic literature has been translated to German? We have started a list.
180+ Books: A Look at Moroccan Literature Available in English
ArabLit Editor Nadia Ghanem surveys the twentieth- and twenty-first century Moroccan literature available in English.
English & Arabic: A List of Bilingual Books
Yet there were far fewer contemporary prose works produced bilingually, and even fewer that remain in print. Please do add others in the comments.
The Story of 50 Years of Algerian Crime Fiction in 60+ Books
From state crimes and political murders to family feuds and petty crime, with investigations conducted by professionals or the uninitiated, Algerian crime writers have produced some the most entertaining stories I have read — and are certainly the most vibrant in the Algerian literary corpus.
12 Must-read Memoirs in Arabic
A list of 12 must-read memoirs written in Arabic, half of which have been translated into English.
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.