Friday Finds: Words Without Borders’ ‘Humor in Arabic’ Issue
The October issue of Words Without Borders is dedicated to humor in Arabic.
News
16 Entries for the 2019 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
The prize is an annual award of £3,000; a shortlist is expected in early December.
Palestine +100 Launch: ‘A Beautiful Little Experiment’
Both “Iraq + 100” and “Palestine + 100” – which Page suggested may come to form the beginning of a series – have been published in a spirit of “storming the fort of science fiction,” in Page’s words, and representing voices and stories historically marginalized within the science fiction canon.
On Publication Day for ‘Shimmering Red Fish,’ 5 of Youssef Fadel’s Favorites
To mark publication day, Youssef Fadel sent five of his favorite reads: one from Jordan and four from Morocco; two available in translation and three not yet translated to English.
Sunday Submissions: NEA Translation Fellowships
Proposed projects — which can be supported with $12,500 or $25,000 grants — “should be of interest for its literary excellence and value.”
On Telling ‘A Story the World Has a Hard Time Hearing’
“These are giants in our part of the world,” Abulhawa said. “But here they’re unknown.”
12 Reads: Looking for the Great Arabic Cat Story
We are in the process of hunting down Arabic cat stories, cat tales, cat anecdotes, cat poetry, The Great Cairo Cat Novel, and other feline literary productions in Arabic.
Next Month: ‘Politics Through the Looking Glass’
“Has the personal lived experience become the only source for forging new meaning in the collapse of patriarchy?”
Ibtisam Azem’s ‘The Book of Disappearance’
Why have the Palestinians disappeared once again?