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News, Reviews Brahim El Guabli, historical fiction, Moroccan literature, Years of Lead

Recovering “Moroccan Other-Archives”: Reading Literature as a Space for Memory-Making

September 6, 2023

By Leonie Rau In his new monograph Moroccan Other-Archives. History and Citizenship After State Violence, Brahim El Guabli explores the possibilities of recovering historical narratives in the absence of a […]

Interviews Ashraf Fagih, historical fiction, science fiction

Novelist Ashraf Fagih on Dracula, Fibonacci, and the Connections Between Historical Fiction and Sci Fi

December 28, 2020

“A Portrait of the Void is a novel to be expected on Arabic prize lists next year. Meantime, Alfagih answers a few questions about what brought him to writing this novel, the surprises from his research, and who should play Fibonacci in the film.”