"As you dive into these poignant excerpts, savor the literature for its creativity, experimentation, and musicality … but just as important, remember what it took for these voices to reach you."
#BulaqBookClub: ‘Season of Migration to the North’
What is it about this novel that resists interpretation and demands re-reading? What makes it iconic? And why have Salih's other books received so little attention?
‘Thirteen Months of Sunrise’ Shortlisted for 2020 Women in Translation Prize
Organizers said, in a prepared statement, that the seven-book shortlist "reflects the diversity of the record number of entries submitted to the prize in 2020."
Adil Babikir on ‘Mansi’: A Rare Book, and a Joy to Translate
"Mansi came out in weekly instalments, starting in 1988, before being collected together and published in 2004. It is a unique type of writing, a combination of biography, autobiography, political analysis, philosophical insight – with a great sense of humor and satire. Translating this work was a joyful experience."
Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin’s ‘Les Jango’ Wins Le Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2020
"Organizers announced yesterday that Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin and Xavier Luffin had won the 2020 Prix de la Littérature Arabe for Luffin's translation of الجنقو (Les Jango)."
New Short Fiction: Prize-winning ‘Broca’s Area’
"In front of me, I set a ream of white paper, a copper inkwell, and a feather I had snatched from my neighbor’s duck."
‘Dear Tayeb Salih’
This letter originally appeared in the debut issue of ArabLit Quarterly: Beginnings, published in the Fall of 2018.
First Bulaq Book Club Pick: ‘Season of Migration to the North’
All are invited to read or re-read Season of Migration to the North, look through other books by Salih, and join Bulaq on November 19 (or thereafter).
‘Thirteen Months of Sunrise’ Makes Longlist for 2020 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
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”).
