Arabic Literature (in English)

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• On Imprisoned Novelist Ahmed Naji’s 31st Birthday

  By mlynxqualey on September 15, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  “‘Using Life’s’ illustrator Ayman Zorkany will be traveling to Italy to present the book at the Festival delle letterature Mediterranee in Lucera in Puglia. After that, there will also be a launch in Rome.”

• Kuwaiti Novelist Saoud al-Sanousi on Why José Rezal Inspired Him and Hopes for the Future

  By mlynxqualey on September 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  “You want a surprise? Even I say José more than I say ‘Isa.’ It’s as though, sub-consciously, even I’m not convinced that he’s Kuwaiti.”

• Support Omar Hazek as Nottingham Festival of Literature’s Virtual Writer in Residence

  By mlynxqualey on September 13, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  “Your money will go towards producing and marketing these events, and paying a fee to Omar and to all other artists involved. We are also hoping to commission a piece of work from Omar Hazek.”

• On Abridging Arabic Novels and Teaching Beyond the ‘National Security’ Paradigm

  By mlynxqualey on September 12, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  “I don’t write literature myself, so what I love about editing literature is that, in a way, I can “own” the stories. The process of rewriting allows me to savor every single sentence and word, whether I decide to keep it in the simplified version or not.”

• Sunday Submissions: ‘In Other Words,’ Sample Translations of Children’s Books

  By mlynxqualey on September 11, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  “Full information about the project can be found at http://www.booktrust.org.uk/in-other-words.”

• Darf Publishers Signs Deal for ‘The Apartment in Bab El-Louk

  By mlynxqualey on September 10, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  “It’s an odd thing, this book.”

• France’s ‘Prix de la Littérature Arabe’ to Translation of Inaam Kachachi’s ‘Tashaari’

  By mlynxqualey on September 9, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The jury also gave a 5,000€ special mention to Reda Dalil’s 2016 novel “Best-seller.”

• AUC Press to Bring Out Edited ‘Diaries of Waguih Ghali’

  By mlynxqualey on September 8, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  “Volume 1 tells of Ghali’s life in Rheydt, West Germany, providing unique insights from the perspective of an Egyptian immigrant on postwar Germany and shedding light on Ghali’s own writing and personality when he was at the peak of his depression. “

• Saoud al-Sanousi on What ‘Bamboo Stalk’ Is Really About and Why Some Kuwaitis Disapprove

  By mlynxqualey on September 7, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  “I’m certainly worried that the book might be branded as being only about expat workers’ rights in the Gulf states. The novel may touch on these issues from time to time, but I don’t want the entire things to be viewed in this framework.”

• On the Challenges (and Joys) of Running a Chicago-based Arabic Book Club

  By mlynxqualey on September 6, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  “Finding copies is nearly impossible.”

• Cairo’s Fall CTS Lectures: Shakespeare Speaks Colloquial, Superheroes in Translation, ‘Wizard of Earthsea,’ More

  By mlynxqualey on September 5, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  If you’re in Cairo, this is where the fun is at.

• Sunday Submissions: ‘Tales from Muslim Worlds’

  By mlynxqualey on September 4, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  “Writers (and translators) whose work is selected for print will be offered a $200 honorarium.”

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