Netflix and the Screen Adaptation of ‘Abu Omar al-Masri’
The screen adaptation of Ezzedine Choukri Fishere’s Abu Omar al-Masri — translated to English by Jonathan Wright and retitled as The Egyptian Assassin — is now available on Netflix.
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Stella Gaitano’s ‘Eddo’s Souls,’ ‘Book of Ramallah’ Win PEN Translates Awards
For the first time, one of the “PEN Translates” awards will go to a South Sudanese novel.
Youssouf Amine Elalamy Wins 2020 Prix Orange du Livre
The prize went to Moroccan writer Youssouf Amine Elalamy for his novel C’est beau, la guerre:
Arabic Translation Challenge: ‘An Angel Appears’
“The beginning, we choose. / But the end chooses us. / And there is no road but the road.”
Sunday Submissions: Tolsun Books ‘Translation Chapbook Contest’
“Because we understand that competition entrance fees can exclude some writers, submission fees will be waived on June 15th and July 15th.”
‘Avarice and Fury’
spotted lion, tense/
tired of lockdown/
take the cheetah hunting?/
wait and pine/
Bulaq Episode 50: ‘Kitchen Talk’
“With special guest Anny Gaul, we talk about the origins of national dishes such as couscous and koshary; medieval Arabic cook books; and representations of kitchens and cooking in Egyptian literature. “
Arabic Translation Challenge #4: ‘Like a Lion with Spots’
“Abu Nuwas’s answer to The Tiger King.”
Sunday Submissions: Anxiety-related Translations
“For their thirty-ninth issue, ‘carte blanche’ editors are looking for a variety of works focused on anxiety.”