Israeli Arab and Jewish Authors Get Together in ‘Harmonious Conflict’
I was just going to ignore this one, as its relationship to literature is pretty thin. But interesting that this May 3 article (and the whole of the Jerusalem Post, […]
Poetry
I Guess I’m Not in Africa Any More
When I complained about no Arabs on the “African Booker” or Caine Prize shortlist (books must be submitted in English, although it can be a translation), a Nigerian writer linked […]
Best 100 Arabic Books (According to the Arab Writers Union): 81-90
This is where you’ll find 1-10 (and an explanation of this project), and here’s 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, and 71-80. Please do help me out with errors and […]
PalFest Day One: Detained 6 Hours at the Border, but Show Goes On
According to the PalFest Facebook group, “The PalFest group was detained for six hours at the border. But now they’re through and the show will begin!” And indeed it did. […]
Kotob Khan’s Arabic Bestsellers for April 2010
Thanks to Kotob Khan for making these available. Diwan also posts some bestsellers here, although their ranking or time frame isn’t clear. I have not seen bestseller lists from other […]
Suad Amiry on the Difficulties of Literary Journalism in Palestine
PalFest—the annual Palestinian Festival of Literature—begins tonight in Jerusalem. The night before its kickoff, Ramallah-based author Suad Amiry talked in Cairo about her new nonfiction book, Nothing to Lose But […]
How Will Ziedan’s ‘Blasphemy’ Play for English-language Audiences?
And the controversy over Azazil continues. Recently, two prominent Egyptian lawyers—Naguib Gobrail and Mamdouh Ramzy—submitted a complaint to Egypt’s Attorney General, Bikya Masr reports. The complaint accuses novelist Youssef Ziedan […]
Best 100 Arabic Books (According to the Arab Writers Union): 71-80
This is where you’ll find 1-10 (and an explanation of this project), and here’s 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, and 61-70. Please do help me out with errors and omissions. […]