Mansoura Ez Eldin: If Criticism’s Integrity Is Lost, It ‘Does More Harm Than Good’
2019-05-22
“In an ideal world, literary criticism is very important, no less important than creative writing.”Continue Reading
Almultaqa Prize Announces 5-book Shortlist for 2018
2018-11-01
Organizers of the Kuwait-based Almultaqa Prize for the Arabic Short Story announced their shortlist this morning.Continue Reading
3 Iraqis on Almultaqa Short Story Prize’s 2018 Longlist
2018-10-03
“According to the release, the five-person jury, chaired by Kuwaiti critic Suad Alenzi, considered 197 short-story collections from around the world.”Continue Reading
Mansoura Ez-Eldin: ‘The Limbo of Sounds’
2018-09-25
“This is the way my memory works; it provides me with a stream of scented, flavored, visual memories. For some mysterious reason, it chooses to eliminate sounds and voices, especially when it comes to foreign cities. I tend to totally forget the sounds of these cities and remember only silent streets, squares, gardens, and markets.”Continue Reading
Translate Mansoura Ez Eldin’s ليل قوطي and Win £1,000, Fame
2011-04-12
[thumbnailgenerator.ashx] This year’s Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize will be awarded to the translator who turns Mansoura Ez Eldin’s ليل قوطي into a wonderfully voiced English self.Continue Reading
