This is part of an interview with the Lebanese author Hoda Barakat that took place on September 30 2025. It has been translated from French and edited for clarity and length. You can also listen to the BULAQ episode based on this interview, in which we also discuss Barakat’s unique life journey and works.
Yesterday, Lebanese-French author Hoda Barakat won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) in the prize’s literature category, for her 2024 novel Hind, or the Most Beautiful Woman in the World.
Organizers of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award today announced their 2025 shortlists in seven categories; this year, each was just a short three-book list.
Join MENAWA’s virtual book club to discuss Hoda Barakat’s Voices of the Lost (tr. Marilyn Booth) on December 15, 5 pm UK time. Email menawapocoreads@gmail.com to join.
The Berlinale Film Festival’s 2022 online catalogue includes authors’ reflections on the films, including reflections by acclaimed authors Hoda Barakat, Karim Kattan, and Haytham El Wardany. Hoda Barakat writes on […]
AGYA alumnus Prof. Dr. Bilal Orfali interviews the Lebanese novelist Hoda Barakat.
“We are not a community, we who stayed abroad.”
In this event the acclaimed Lebanese writer Hoda Barakat discusses her new novel, translated into English by International Booker-winning translator Marilyn Booth.
“Unless the translation proposal comes from a publishing house or agency, the process progresses with difficulty. You do not get the financial and moral rewards for your efforts.”
