Darf Publishers Signs Deal for ‘The Apartment in Bab El-Louk
“It’s an odd thing, this book.”
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France’s ‘Prix de la Littérature Arabe’ to Translation of Inaam Kachachi’s ‘Tashaari’
The jury also gave a 5,000€ special mention to Reda Dalil’s 2016 novel “Best-seller.”
Saoud al-Sanousi on What ‘Bamboo Stalk’ Is Really About and Why Some Kuwaitis Disapprove
“I’m certainly worried that the book might be branded as being only about expat workers’ rights in the Gulf states. The novel may touch on these issues from time to time, but I don’t want the entire things to be viewed in this framework.”
On the Challenges (and Joys) of Running a Chicago-based Arabic Book Club
“Finding copies is nearly impossible.”
Sins and Faults: A New Algerian Novel Beyond Terrorism, Islamism, and Love-ism
Algerian novelist Said Khatibi’s Kitab al-khataya is not the story of Algeria’s black decade, or of Islamist fighters, or of star-crossed love. Instead, it’s a book that begins on a crowded bus with a tampon emergency.
Algerian Journalist Jailed for Facebook Poem and Posts Reportedly in a Coma
“Tamalt was taken to intensive care following a hunger strike that lasted more than sixty days. “
Review: Alawiya Sobh’s Feminist Frisson in ‘Maryam, Keeper of Stories’
“If there were a light inside my belly and I could look up my hole, I would check for you if it’s a boy or a girl and let you know!”
‘A Curious Land,’ ‘The Republics’ Among 2016 Winners of Arab American Book Awards
“Death is careless at times. It confuses love with a wet afternoon in an empty room.”
Short-story Collection by Hassan Blasim on Finalist’s List for Finnish Prize
“The winner will be take home a ‘golden’ library card and €1,000.”