By M Lynx Qualey ……..They Fell Like Stars from the Sky & Other Stories ……..by Sheikha Helawy, translated by Nancy Roberts ……..Neem Tree Press, September 2023. Their bodies might be displaced, […]
“I was aware from the very start of the novel that one of its themes would be language, translation, and encounters between languages. This was one of the things that drew me to it, including the amusing and lyrical way the author describes the opening encounter between al-Kahina and the envoy sent by the Muslim general Hasan Ibn al-Nuꜥman.”
Join Banipal’s May book club to discuss Shada Mustafa’s “Things I Left Behind,” translated by Nancy Roberts.
