MENAWA Book Club: Hoda Barakat’s “Voices of the Lost”
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.
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Lit & Found: Hoda Barakat, Karim Kattan, and Haytham El Wardany Reflect on Films
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 […]
Times of War – A Conversation with Hoda Barakat
AGYA alumnus Prof. Dr. Bilal Orfali interviews the Lebanese novelist Hoda Barakat.
Lit & Found: Hoda Barakat’s ‘The Return of the Non-Prodigal Sons’
“We are not a community, we who stayed abroad.”
Hoda Barakat: Lost Voices of the Arab Spring @edbookfest
In this event the acclaimed Lebanese writer Hoda Barakat discusses her new novel, translated into English by International Booker-winning translator Marilyn Booth.
Mustafa İsmail Dönmez on Translating Hoda Barakat and the Status of Arabic Literature in Turkey
“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.”
What’s in a ‘First’?: Notes on Arabic Literature by Women in 2019
This was not the first of the firsts. Nor was it, unfortunately, the last.
2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Goes to Hoda Barakat’s ‘The Night Post’
The announcement was made by 2019 judging chair Charafdin Majdolin at the Tuesday night event in Abu Dhabi, although it had been leaked by former IPAF judge Abdo Wazen hours before.
One-Minute Review: Hoda Barakat’s /Tiller of Waters/
Because I resist this idea of “summer reading,” I thought I’d choose a summer reading challenge book that is quiet, thoughtful, and cannot easily be taken to the beach (where one reads with an eye to make sure the youngest doesn’t drown) or on a plane (where one reads with an eye toward the person sneezing beside her).
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