The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation has announced the 16 titles longlisted for their fourth annual award. One title translated from the Arabic made the list: Rania Mamoun's Thirteen Months of Sunrise, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette.
Poetry by Abdel Wahab Yousif in Four Languages
Tamil translator Gouthama Siddarthan has curated a small selection of poems by Abdel Wahab Yousif, a young Sudanese poet who drowned, in August, in the Mediterranean, in four languages: According to English translator and scholar Adil Babikir, Abdel Wahab Yousif, also known as Latinos, was a well-known figure among the young generation of poetry fans … Continue reading Poetry by Abdel Wahab Yousif in Four Languages
Interlink Signs English Rights for Novels by Asma Al Atawna, Hammour Ziadeh
There were also two agreements to publish in English: for Asma al-Atawna's debut coming-of-age novel, "Missing Picture," and Hammour Ziada's "Drowning."
Eritrea-based Arabic Short-story Prizes Announces 2020 Winner
The winner of the 2020 prize, named for the renowned Eritrean writer, went to Sudanese short-story writer Mohammed Hassan Al-Nahat for "باحة بروكا" (“Broca’s Area”).
Trading Misery for Death: The Tragic Death of a Sudanese Poet
“Let me hold you to my breast, / I have plenty of room. / Let me wash the dirt of misery off your soul.”
6 to Read on Tayeb Salih Day
"I must have been very young at the time. While I don’t remember exactly how old I was, I do remember that when people saw me with my grandfather they would pat me on the head and give my cheek a pinch – things they didn’t do to my grandfather. "
The Poetry of Sudanese Band Iged al-Jalad: ‘Offering the Starving a Bite’
"When it turns to a blaze, / Nura turns to a breeze; / making the rounds, / offering the starving a bite, / the thirsty a sip[.]"
Available Now: A Translation of Tayeb Salih’s ‘Mansi, A Rare Man in His Own Way’
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.
