Friday Finds: ‘Another Description of the Locust’
Thigh of a camel, shank of an ostrich,
a vulture’s paw and the breast of a biting lion.
Poetry
12 Participants of Arabic ‘Short Stories Masterclass’ to Read in Frankfurt
Finalists from the previous workshops in Cairo, Beirut, and Jericho were invited to apply for this year’s Frankfurt workshop, which will be led by Palestinian novelist and short-story writer Adania Shibli and Egyptian novelist Alaa al-Aswany. Select short stories will be published bilingually on the adda literary website.
Free Online Arabic-poetry Translation Workshop
The magazine Modern Poetry in Translation has launched an online translation workshop focused on Adil Latefi’s poem “Debate.”
Friday Finds: Ra’ad Abdul Qadir’s ‘Minorities’
“The Chaldean translator turns to the truck driver:” / “Le traducteur chaldéen regarde le chauffeur de la fourgonnette”
Jessica Abughattas Wins 2020 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize
“‘Strip’ is a captivating debut about desire and dispossession, and that tireless poetic metaphor, the body. Audacious and clear-eyed, plainspoken and brassy, these are songs that break free from confinement.”
Prize for ‘City of Beginnings,’ Mention for ‘Teaching Modern Arabic Literature in Translation’
Earlier this month, Robyn Creswell received the Gaddis Smith International Book Prize for best first book for his “City of Beginnings: Poetic Modernism in Beirut.”
New Arabic Releases: 3 Recommendations from the RAYA Agency
Yasmina Jraissati at the RAYA Agency is recommending three very different titles for the fall. Two are new releases: a debut novel by Palestinian author Asma al-Atawna and a historical novel […]
Friday Finds: 12 Poems by Nabilah al-Zubair
I will say that I am your lover (just saying)
You will say to me: my love (just a word)
Award-winning Film ‘You Will Die at Twenty,’ Based on Hammour Ziada Story
“A while ago, Sudanese film director Amjad Abu Alala, who is a friend of mine, approached me and told me that he wanted to adapt a story I wrote years ago into a film. It was about a Sudanese boy, born in a simple Sudanese village, and a prophecy that foresees his death when he turns 20.”