In the wake of the unspecified “postponement” of the Litprom award ceremony for the German translation of Adania Shibli’s Minor Detail, and the cancellation of Shibli’s event at the Frankfurt Book […]
The Frankfurt Book Fair got underway yesterday with a reduced offering of events covering Arabic literature, amid concerns over the exclusion of Palestinians from the program. Last week, German organization […]
A panel on the translation of The Lilac Girl by Ibtisam Barakat from Arabic into German, with Ibtisam Barakat, Suleman Taufiq, and Madjid Mohit.
Lena Bopp discusses the challenges of publishing Arabic literature and other issues with Rasha al Ameer, Piero Salabè and Yasmina Jraissati at Frankfurt Book Fair.
Signals of Hope Cairo: New Initiatives in Publishing Communities
At this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, the Alliance internationale des éditeurs indépendants presented the first-ever “Arab World Hotlist,” a curated selection of titles from 30 independent publishing houses in seven […]
The Arab Voices project was (virtually) launched last week at the Frankfurt Book Fair, with a video presentation by project head Sherif Bakr and jury members Abier Megahed and R. Neil Hewison.
