Syrian author Fadi Azzam’s Huddud’s House, translated to English by Ghada Alatrash, was recently named one of the Best Books of 2024 by Kirkus Reviews. You can see translator Ghada […]
Mercy Killing By Fadi Azzam Translated by Ghada Alatrash She tied his hands and feet, fixed his head between two wooden supports, sealed his mouth with tape, and pinched his […]
Fadi Azzam’s haunting novel Huddud’s House came out this spring from Interlink Books in Ghada Alatrash’s translation. In this new short story, composed this summer, Azzam tells of a dog […]
Tugrul Mende, in conversation with Fadi Azzam and Ghada Alatrash In April, Interlink Books published Fadi Azzam’s Huddud’s House—which was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction back in 2018—in Dr. […]
This short story, by Syrian writer Iyad Shaheen, first appeared in Dahnoon in 2013. Underneath the Rubble By Iyad Shaheen Translated by Ghada Alatrash The earthquake that struck the city […]
“The house turned into a beehive, its doors wide open to youth, activists, and intellectuals. Dialogue sessions were held in it to keep abreast of the events in Egypt, Tunis and Libya; and with the start of March, the relationship between Anis and Samia was at its peak”
On the underground / I sit and contemplate the ceiling. / London passes over me.
“I am as you’ve always known me / Arms crossed over my chest / Like a stone bridge”
I had no access to poison, a rope, or any sharp objects. They confiscated any tool that would make death feasible. Had I owned pins, I wouldn’t have been satisfied with only pricking out my eyes in the manner of King Oedipus. They confiscated my tie, eyeglasses, belt, watch, and my wedding ring, and they placed me in a bare and cramped prison cell where it wasn’t even possible to smash my head against its walls.
