Newly Translated Fiction: Emile Habibi’s ‘At Last the Almond Blossomed’
2022-11-21
“Is this why you came to visit now?”Continue Reading
On Banipal’s ‘100 Best Arabic Novels’
2018-11-19
“Usefully, the Banipal list is not just a list, but also includes brief introductions to both the works and their authors, as well as some contextualization.”Continue Reading
The Best 100 Arabic Books (According to the Arab Writers Union): 1-10
2010-04-23
Somehow, I thought I could quickly track down each of these 100 titles, translate them (roughly), note whether or not an English translation or excerpt exists, and be done with it. Apparently, my eyes were bigger than my fingers. So here you have it! The first 10 of the bestContinue Reading
