"When Naguib Mahfouz was a boy, he tells us, two paths lay before him. There was the path of the literature he loved to read and write. He could take that path and become a distinguished author. There was also the path of the football he loved to play and the footballers he admired. He could take that, it was said, and become a member of the Egyptian Olympic football team."
Pop-up Book Club Discussion of Adania Shibli’s ‘Minor Detail’
Sahar Mustafah and Susan Darraj will lead a virtual pop-up book club discussion on Adania Shibli's Minor Detail, which is this year's 1 Book, Many Communities selection from Librarians and … Continue reading Pop-up Book Club Discussion of Adania Shibli’s ‘Minor Detail’
Upcoming Events: ‘Mawaqif’, ‘Bila Hudood’ Festival & More
A few upcoming events, taking place online.
Upcoming Events: Palestine in Food & Verse, Arabic Lit in Europe & More
A few upcoming events, taking place online.
Upcoming Events: Adania Shibli, Shubbak Festival Events, ‘Between Beirut & the Moon’ and More
A few upcoming events, taking place online.
Adania Shibli’s ‘Minor Detail’, Translated by Elisabeth Jaquette, Makes Booker Longlist
"ooker International organizers announced 2021's longlist Tuesday morning. Unsurprisingly, Adania Shibli's Minor Detail, translated from the Arabic by Lissie Jaquette, was on the 13-book list."
Works by Adania Shibli, Jonas Hassen Khemiri Are 2020 National Book Awards Finalists
Palestinian author Adania Shibli’s Minor Detail, in Elisabeth Jaquette’s translation from Arabic, and Tunisian-Swedish writer Jonas Hassen Khemiri’s The Family Clause, translated from the Swedish by Alice Menziet, both made the 2020 shortlist of the National Book … Continue reading Works by Adania Shibli, Jonas Hassen Khemiri Are 2020 National Book Awards Finalists
Friday Finds: Adania Shibli, Haytham el-Wardany, and Sinan Antoon in ‘Specimen’
"Assuming that words’ eyes have also been gouged, this dossier asks: How can literature assist us in reclaiming the capacity to imagine a less monstrous form of togetherness today?"
Books by Adania Shibli, Jonas Hassen Khemiri Make 2020 National Book Awards Longlist
The ten fictional works that made the 2020 longlist are surprisingly diverse.