3 Arabic Translators Longlisted for John Dryden Prize, One ‘Highly Commended’
At the beginning of this week, organizers of the John Dryden Translation Competition announced the winners of their 2021 award.
Hassan Abdulrazzak
New in Translation: ‘Song of Myself’ by Ghareeb Iskander
“There are silent voices inside me. / I will free them now / I will free also / The letters of love words / Suffocated in my mouth.”
Lock-in Summer of Lit: Ghareeb Iskander’s ‘A Letter to Adil’
“What can I do?/ Except stay deadly silent/ In this desert/ which dwells in a dark room.”
New Theatre: ‘The Several Beheadings of Ashraf Fayadh’
“I started thinking about Ashraf Fayadh, particularly the event that lead to his eventual incarceration, namely going to a cafe to watch a football game and ending up in a heap of trouble. What if that day repeated over and over?”
Youssef Rakha’s Essay in Banipal…
I haven’t yet gotten my summer issue of Banipal (oh, my beloved Egyptian postal service! what good times we have had together!) but Youssef Rakha has posted his travel essay […]