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2020: An ArabLit Year in Review
We look back at a few of the most widely read features and biggest ArabLit moments of 2020.
Authors & Translators Who Left Us in 2020
A look back at a few authors, screenwriters, and publishers who left us in 2020.
A Search for Beauty and Appreciation: Kay Heikkinen on Translating ‘Velvet’
" I will never look at rain the same way I used to; the author talks about it as if it were a living being with a will, attacking the earth, and how it has an effect on the streets."
New in Translation: Ahmed Abdul Hussein’s ‘Al-Andalus Square’
"I am a candlestick that argues about the power of darkness inside you, / in your many holes."
‘Heaven is Not with Us’: War Criminals or Victims?
"But when it comes to war crimes in civil wars, what is judged as sinful, and what heroic?"
Sunday Submissions: Translations for ‘Arkansas Intergalactic’
"For this themed issue we’re looking for science fiction and speculative work of all genres."
New Poems by Saniyah Saleh, Mohab Nasr, Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine in ‘Seedings’
"The issue has perhaps the most of Saniya Saleh's work that has ever appeared, in translation, in one place."
‘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."
Sunday Submissions: LAAF 2021 Call for Proposals
The Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) is currently inviting proposals for our 2021 festival, set to be held Friday July 16 – Sunday July 15, 2021.
The Flying Flesh of Amjad Nasser’s ‘Adam’s Kingdom’
"The ugliness of reality has surpassed the imagination of our ancient poets, and where modes of torture and killing machines have overshadowed the most creative minds of filmmakers, it is futile to invoke the ancient muses."
5 Questions: Publishing’s 2020 ‘Hotlist: Arab World’
At this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, the Alliance internationale des éditeurs indépendants presented the first-ever "Arab World Hotlist," a curated selection of titles from 30 independent publishing houses in seven countries (Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Syria and Tunisia): "The HotLists," organizers write, "while offering an opportunity to discover the creativity of independent publishers, are … Continue reading 5 Questions: Publishing’s 2020 ‘Hotlist: Arab World’
