Ibn Nubātah

Lit Lists Adam Talib, Empty Cages, Fatima Qandil, Ibn Nubātah, Mohamed Kheir, Robin Moger, Sleep Phase, The Book of Damascus: A City in Short Fiction, The Genius of Invective: Ibn Zaydūn's Letter Explained, Zaher Omareen

Forthcoming May 2025: Award-winning Novels, Cordoban Invective, & Syrian Short Fiction

May 1, 2025

Arabic works newly out in translation in May 2025 include two award-winning, a work of eleventh-century invective (and fourteenth-century explication), and Syrian short fiction.

POETRY

New and featured poetry in translation.

FICTION

Short fiction from the Maghreb and Mashreq.

INTERVIEWS

Talks with authors, translators, publishers, & more.

BETWEEN TWO TRANSLATORS

.An exploration of power and language with Yasmeen Hanoosh

Reviews

A look at Arabic literature and Arabic literature in translation.

From the Quarterly

Featured poetry, fiction, and essays from our magazine.

Podcast

Listen to the latest from BULAQ, an Arabic books-centric podcast.

Lit Lists

Listicles of bilingual books, medieval poems, short-short stories and more.