Publication Day: Ramy al-Asheq’s ‘My Heart Became a Bomb’
“We knew the hole that was in the back of the head / would try to swallow up whatever we threw behind us / like a vacuum cleaner”
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Upcoming Events: Translating Colloquial Poetry, Launching ‘Book of Ramallah’, Najwan Darwish Reading, More
A selection of online events from the coming week.
Abdellatif Laâbi Wins 2021 Roger Kowalski Award for Collection ‘Presque Riens’
The 7,500 euro prize pays homage to the poet Roger Kowalski (1934-1975) and is awarded annually to a book of poetry by a living poet.
Remembering Mourid: 10 in Translation, Online
A selection from the prose and poetry by Mourid Barghouti available in translation, online.
Beloved Palestinian Poet and Memoirist Mourid Barghouti Dies at 76
Palestinian poet and memoirist Mourid Barghouti — widow of the great Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour (1946-2014) — died on February 14, 2021.
Sunday Submissions: ‘Private Retreats and Public Summons’
Mophradat has a new home in Athens. In this venue, they write, they aim to provide “room and respite for individuals, collectives, and organizations from the Arab world who are championing progressive narratives and values.”
Upcoming Events: Bilad al-Sham Libraries, Banipal Prize Celebration, ‘Archives of the Disappeared,’ More
We continue our series of events listings, which appear each Saturday as long as online, open-access events remain popular.
Kaouther Adimi’s ‘Our Riches,’ Abdellah Taïa’s ‘A Country for Dying’ Finalists for PEN Translation Prize
The two novels translated from French were both written by Maghrebi authors: Our Riches, by Algerian novelist Kaouther Adimi, was translated from the French by Chris Andrews; and A Country for Dying: A Novel, by Moroccan novelist Abdellah Taïa, was translated from the French by Emma Ramadan.
Winter 2021 PEN Translates Awards: Algerian Historical Crime, Kurdish SF, Syrian Synesthesia, & More
They will support 15 titles from 14 countries in 12 languages, including two titles translated from Arabic.