Salih went on to publish four novels as well as many other books, including his popular منسي إنسان نادر على طريقته (Mansi: A Rare Man in His Own Way), published in 2004, five years before the author's death.
Lock-in Literature: Ali el-Makk’s ‘Forty-One Minarets’
"What about the one who called the mosque after himself and built a sky-scraping minaret? People said he built his wealth from dubious deals. Certainly, people’s gossip was endless."
New Fiction in Translation: Bushra Fadil’s ‘Phosphorus at the Bottom of a Well’
"Sa’ad’s death was thus complete and perfect."
On Sudanese Playwright-Poet Adil Ibrahim Muhammed Khair
Khair's shows make the slow-paced town and the dilapidated, decayed and history-laden theatre building pulse with energy and life, pumping lifeblood into the underfunded and cash-starved local performance arts.
Remembering Muhammad Wardi: Censored, Banned, and Beloved
For that reason, Wardi’s words have been at the forefront of the current Sudanese revolution. He’s recalled as a strong example of a great artist who proved strong and steadfast in opinions, words, and actions. His revolutionary-themed pieces, which document crucial chapters of Sudanese history, have been used as rallies’ chants and played on the sit-in site loudspeakers.
The Drip of Nectar: Poetry by Sudanese Icon Mohammed El-Makki Ibrahim
They seem to identify with the enlightening and inspirational poems to such a degree that these poems keep resonating down generations, stirring up the bittersweet, bringing them to their feet and to tears.
10 Sudanese & South Sudanese Short Stories for the Solstice
These 10 vivid short stories, from Sudanese and South Sudanese writers, are in honor of the Northern Hemisphere's shortest day.
Sudanese Author Omayma Abdullah on the Writer’s Heart
"No writer can take the possession of his or her heart for granted; it seems be a writer's fate that their heart is always at in the hands of others, and others’ hearts clustering around them."
Stella Gaitano, Ibrahim El-Salahi’s Prison Notebook, and Sudanese Uprisings
“I started to record it so as not to forget. Not only for me but for anyone who is innocent and has been imprisoned under false pretenses. Just to remember what can happen.”
On Gender Stereotypes in Sudanese Fiction
"Malkat Addar Mohammad’s الفراغالعريض (The Wide Void) was the first novel by a Sudanese woman that was published in Arabic. Written in the early 1950s, it was only published in 1972."
An Ever-so-short History of the ‘Complex, Capacious’ Sudanese Short Story
The essay "In a Sudan Where Literature is Often Smuggled, the Short Story is a Perfect Form," by ArabLit editor M Lynx Qualey, appears on LitHub.
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 by award-winning Sudanese writer Hammour Ziada. The third is a fictionalized biography of Saddam Hussain (1937-2006): The least surprising recommendation is الغرق: حكايات القهر والونس (Drowning), by Naguib … Continue reading New Arabic Releases: 3 Recommendations from the RAYA Agency
