Najwa Barakat’s ‘Mister N’ Shortlisted for 2023 EBRD Literature Prize
2023-03-16
Today, organizers announced the ten-book shortlist of translated literature for the 2023 EBRD Literature Prize.Continue Reading
Luke Leafgren on Translation, Najwa Barakat, and Falling Out of Love With His Translations
2022-11-29
“I think great literature addresses perennial questions, things that we come back to time and again. Questions of identity and relationship, you know, who we are and how we relate to other people, or the world around us. This novel dives into those questions in a unique and interesting way.”Continue Reading
London Reads the World Book Club: ‘Mister N’ by Najwa Barakat
2022-06-13
London Rads the World Book Clube, a small and friendly group reading world literature in English translation, will be discussing ‘Mister N’ by Lebanese author Najwa Barakat, translated from the Arabic by Luke Leafgren.Continue Reading
Najwa Barakat presents ‘Mister N’ In conversation with Luke Leafgren
2022-06-08
Greenlight Bookstore is delighted to welcome to our virtual stage luminous author and translators Najwa Barakat and Luke Leafgren to celebrate their joint achievement in the English translation of Mister N, newly published by And Other Stories.Continue Reading
Lit & Found: An Excerpt from Najwa Barakat’s ‘Mr N’
2022-05-13
“Why all these cars, and where could they be going? The clock showed 10:25. Employees were at their offices, children were at their schools and universities, mothers were in their kitchens, he was in his room. So who were all these people, and why were they all going for a drive together?”Continue Reading
Une heure avec… Najwa Barakat et Lefteris Giannakoudakis
2021-10-13
Join this session with writers Najwa Barakat and Lefteris Giannakoudakis at the Institut du Monde Arabe where the two authors will be talking about their latest books.Continue Reading
Why You Should Apply Now for Najwa Barakat’s Second Novel-writing Course
2010-08-31
Beirut’s “Mohtaref – How to write a novel,” run by novelist Najwa Barakat, has begun accepting applications for their second novel-writing course. Applications will be accepted from all Arab countries (and presumably beyond). This isn’t just any novel-writing course. The first session is credited with producing three first-time books fromContinue Reading
