On the Field of Arabic Studies
Translator-scholar Jonas Elbousty talks with Roger Allen about his journey in the field of Arabic Studies.
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Forthcoming October 2025: Two Novels and ‘Palestine is Everywhere’
As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really (to the best of our knowledge) coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month. If you have more books to add, please let us know.
Short Fiction: Mohamed al-Ashry’s ‘The Charcoal Garden’
This story, by Mohamed al-Ashry, was one of four shortlisted by judges Nariman Youssef, Adam Talib, and Jana Elhassan for the 2019 ArabLit Story Prize. As Talib said, “Climate change […]
Celebrating the Winner: 2021 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
Winning translator Sarah Enany of the novel The Girl With Braided Hair and her author Rasha Adly in conversation with chair of judges Prof Roger Allen, along with readings in both languages and a Q&A.
afikra Conversations: Translator Roger Allen
Join this interview with translator and scholar of Arabic literature Roger Allen as part of the afikra Conversations series.
Trans/Formations of Arabic Literary Theory: Prospects and Limits
Join this (virtual) conference on Arabic literary theory, hosted at Columbia University.
Banipal Translation Prize Announces 2021’s Judges, Entries
This year’s four judges are translator-scholar Roger Allen, a previous winner of the Banipal prize; publisher Rosemarie Hudson; scholar and educator Ronak Husni; and culture-sector consultant Caroline McCormick.
Shortlist for 2019 ArabLit Story Prize
After a good deal of debate, the judges of the 2019 ArabLit Story Prize settled on a four-story shortlist, with works by Mahmoud Hosny, Najwa Bin Shatwan, Mohamed Al-Ashry, and Samar Nour.
On Publication Day: Are the ‘Lost’ Mahfouz Stories Worth Reading?
“We can’t know what Mahfouz intended to do with the fictions collected into ‘The Quarter’. He might have considered them complete and ready for publication, or they might have been the seeds of a new novel.”
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