Syrian Writer Haidar Haidar Dies at 87: ‘The Man of the Banquet and the Leopard is Gone’
Social media was flooded with tributes to Syrian writer Haidar Haidar, who died May 5 at the age of 87.
Haidar Haidar
Friday Finds: A Talk with Haidar Haidar
“At the end, what is essential is to write a good literary work, and to hell with prizes.”
The Best 100 Arabic Books (According to the Arab Writers Union): 1-10
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 […]