In Memory of May, by May Ziadé
“Are you related to *the* May Ziadeh?”
Musings of a Young Woman
Why Bring May Ziadeh into English? Why Now?
We asked ourselves (and each other) why we wanted to bring May Ziadeh’s Musings of a Young Woman into English. Why May? And why now?
May Ziadeh’s ‘The Memory of Baalbek’s Temple’
May Ziadeh stands before the ruins of Baalbek in 1911 and reflects on the nature of impermanence and the colonial designs of Westerners.