Starting Tomorrow in Beirut: ‘Writers Between Two — Or More — Cultures’
A new week-long literary festival in Beirut promises to bring together writers who sit at the crossroads of two or more cultures and interested readers.
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October 2014: Global Arab and Arabic Literary Events Calendar
A global list of events that feature Arab or Arabic literature in some sort of translation.
Poet and Novelist Amjad Nasser Denied Entry for US Reading
Today, the Gallatin School of New York University inaugurates its “Gallatin Global Writers” series. It was to be kicked off by universally acclaimed Jordanian-British poet and novelist Amjad Nasser. Then he was refused entry by Homeland Security
Kamel Daoud Wins Five Continents Prize for Novel that ‘Re-writes Camus’
The “Five Continents” prize for Francophone writing goes to Algerian debut novelist Kamel Daoud for his 2013 novel Meursault, contre-enquête (Mersault, the counter-enquiry) organizers said Monday.
The Mysterious Fall and Rise of the Arabic Crime Novel
Are gentleman-thieves and murder mysteries making a comeback in Arabic popular fiction?
London’s ‘Nour Festival’: Programme Now Available
The program for London’s fifth annual “Nour Festival” is now online. The events, which focus on the Middle East, take place across Kensington and Chelsea.
17 New Works for September: Arabic Fiction, Poetry, and More Online
New Arabic (and Arab) writing in translation published (online, free) this month
New ‘Katara’ Prize Promises Translation Not Just into English, French, but Chinese, Hindi
In an interview with Al Quds about the Katara Prize — widely seen as the Qatari response to the Emirates-based International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), or “Arabic Booker” — its general supervisor […]
Can Egypt’s ‘Al-Fan Midan’ Festival Persist Against Censorship?
For the last two months — August and September — Egyptian authorities prevented the “Al-Fan Midan” (Art is a Public Square) festival from being staged. The festival started in 2011, after the uprising, and has been a place for vibrant art and debate. But organizers are intent to keep the fest going in Cairo and across Egypt.