For Valentine’s Day: 10 Books of Love
Hoda Marmar and M Lynx Qualey choose ten Arabic books to spark love.
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Bulaq 27: Start Here
And there is a lengthy detour into the storycraft of Yusuf Idris.
Sunday Submissions: ‘Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation & Multilingual Texts’
“The winner receives $200 and will be published alongside two semi-finalists in an upcoming issue of Lunch Ticket.”
6 Poems: The Self-translations of Sargon Boulus
“In Sargon’s poems, the figure of the poet-translator manifests itself through the stranger who is constantly departing and arriving, with blurred memories of the journey itself.”
Friday Finds: An Excerpt from Haji Jaber’s ‘Black Foam’
“He placed the suitcase lightly into the tray, and then took off to meet it on the other side. “
‘Outside Servitude’: A Novel Exploring Enslavement in Mauritania
“‘Outside Servitude’ is undoubtedly worth reading, especially as Bamba remains one of the Anglophone reader’s only windows on Mauritania.”
This Month in London: ‘كلمات، كلمات، كلمات – Words Words Words’
“The show we have put together combines movement, singing, monologue, and performance poetry.”
Iraqi Novelist Alaa Mashzoub Assassinated
Mashzoub was 50.
Where Do I Start with Arabic Literature?
ArabLit editor M Lynx Qualey gets asked this question a lot.