A Do-it-yourself Course in Arabic Lit
2011-09-12
Of course, my first response was that the scope was a bit on the broad side. Such a project might take a lifetime or two.Continue Reading
Hassan Daoud on the Present, and Possibilities, of Arabic Fiction
2011-07-19
Hassan Daoud, the Lebanese novelist and journalist, delivered an engrossing talk in London last week as part of the capital’s ongoing Shubbak festival.Continue Reading
The Arab Writers Union’s ‘Top 105’ of the 20th Century
2011-04-21
Regular readers have seen this list before. However, as new books have appeared in translation, it’s time for an update.
Below, you’ll find the best hundred (well, really 105) Arabic novels as selected by the Arab Writers Union. The rankings are sometimes puzzling, and one imagines there was a good deal of horse-trading involved, but lists are nevertheless fun.Continue Reading
Top 105
2011-05-05
What are the best 105 Arabic books of the 20th century? Below, you’ll find the best hundred (well, really 105) Arabic novels as selected by the Arab Writers Union. One imagines there was a bit of horse-trading involved (how did they arrive at 105?), but lists are nevertheless fun. YourContinue Reading
Publisher Dareen Charafeddine on the Future of Arabic Children’s Literature
2011-01-02
Beyond that, I thought I’d borrow from my other blog, Read Kutub Kids, a two-part interview with Kalimat publisher Dareen Charafeddine.Continue Reading
Best 100 Arabic Books (According to the Arab Writers Union): 81-90
2010-05-03
This is where you’ll find 1-10 (and an explanation of this project), and here’s 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, and 71-80. Please do help me out with errors and omissions. 80 There Is a Man in our House, by the Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdul Quddus. According to David Waldner,Continue Reading
