Egyptian Author Bahaa Taher Dies at 87
Egyptian novelist and short-story writer Bahaa Taher, winner of the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction, died on Thursday at the age of 87.
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Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature Announces 2022 Shortlists
Today, the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature — one of the biggest prizes for Arabic literature for young readers — announced their 2022 shortlists in four categories: Young Adult, Chapter Book, Picture Book, and Early Reader.
Don’t Miss: ‘Translating Palestine’
Writers, translators and editors celebrate new writing from Palestine.
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.