7 Arabic Books That Foreground the Rain
To celebrate the release of ArabLit Quarterly’s RAIN-themed Spring 2023 issue, we have assembled seven Arabic books in which, in some way or another, rain plays a more or less important role.
Amjad Nasser
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.”
Bulaq 39: Writers Are Not Magic
Can a poem save the world? Can a novel change the course of humanity? Can a hybrid work leap a building in a single bound?
Friday Finds: From Amjad Nasser’s ‘Petra’
The water that tells of life
also tells of the place.
Amjad Nasser, 1955-2019
According to multiple reports, Nasser died Wednesday. He was 64.
In Celebration of Amjad Nasser, a Poet Who ‘Mourns Himself While Still Alive’
This week, the literary journal “Akhbar al-Adab” dedicated an issue to Nasser and his work, which features essays by Ghassan Zaqtan, Tarek al-Tayeb, Qassim Haddad, Hoda Barakat, and others.
In London: Group-translate Poetry by Amjad Nasser
“This is a great workshop to attend if you speak Arabic or have an interest in Arabic Literature. Our collaborative translation process is a great way to gain a closer understanding of a language and its literary tradition.”