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On Tawfiq al-Hakim Day, His ‘Wedding Night’
The great Egyptian writer Tawfiq al-Hakim was born on this day in 1898, right in the middle of Nobel season. Although he died in 1987, the year before it went […]
Cover Reveal: Stella Gaitano’s ‘Edo’s Souls,’ Tr. Sawad Hussain
Stella Gaitano’s Edo’s Souls, forthcoming from Dedalus Books this year, will feature cover art by Khartoum-based Sudanese visual artist Yasmeen Abdullah.
Coming in October: Iman Mersal, Bushra al-Maqtari & more
This month, we can look forward to new non-fiction, poetry, and novels in translation.
Two Titles from Arabic Make 2022 Shortlist of Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation
“The translation of poetry is poetry stretched to its very limits.”
‘The Poet of Life Which was Merciless to Him’: Jabra Ibrahim Jabra on Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
The great Palestinian writer, who lived many years in Iraq, remembers his friend Badr Shakir al-Sayyab.
Sunday Submissions: Global Africa Translation Fellowship
The Africa Institute invites for applications for their Global Africa Translation Fellowship until October 15, 2022.
Mohammed Hasan Alwan’s ‘Ibn Arabi’s Small Death,’ tr. William Hutchins, Makes National Book Award Longlist
The ten titles on this year’s translated-literature longlist are from nine different languages. In addition to Arabic, there are books translated from Danish, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, and Spanish.
Sunday Submissions: 2023 Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The 2023 Sheikh Zayed Book Award is open for submissions until October 1, 2022.