The Englishing of Hisham Bustani’s ‘Monotonous Chaos’
Author Hisham Bustani, translator maia tabet, publisher Michael B. Tager, and scholar Pete Moore talk translation, its politics, and more.
online literary events
Adabiyat Book Club: Maha Gargash’s ‘That Other Me’
Join Adabiyat’s May 2022 virtual book club! They will be discussing Emirati author Maha Gargash’s novel ‘That Other Me’ on May 15 at 12 pm EST.
MENAWA Reading Group: ‘Passage to the Plaza’ by Sahar Khalifeh
Join MENAWAPoco’s May 2022 virtual book discussion, of Sahar Khalifeh’s ‘Passage to the Plaza’ (tr. Sawad Hussain) at 5pm UK time.
MENAWA Reading Group: ‘Planet of Clay’ by Samar Yazbek
Join MENAWAPoco’s April 2022 virtual book discussion, of Samar Yazbek’s ‘Planet of Clay’ (tr. Leri Price) at 5pm UK time.
Lancaster Litfest: Layla AlAmmar & Leila Aboulela, with Lindsey Moore
Kuwaiti-American author Layla AlAmmar and Sudanese-British writer Leila Aboulela read and discuss their fiction with Dr Lindsey Moore of Lancaster University.
Manchester in Translation
This February, Comma Press will host a series of free online workshops and talks offering advice and insight into the world of translation. The third instalment of Manchester in Translation will be an opportunity for budding translators to develop practical skills for literary translation, learn about the intersection between writing and translation, and consider translation as a political tool.
5 International & Arabic Literary Events Going Online in 2020
Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino EXTRA promises to be “the first International Book Fair to go live at home.”
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