Salim Barakat

News Huda Fakhreddine, Jayson Iwen, Kareem James Abu-Zeid, Najwan Darwish, Salim Barakat, Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation

Two Titles from Arabic Make 2022 Shortlist of Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation

September 22, 2022

“The translation of poetry is poetry stretched to its very limits.”

Interviews, On Translation Jonathan Morén, Salim Barakat, Swedish, translation

Swedish Translator: How Is It Possible Salim Barakat’s Books Haven’t Been Translated Into English?

January 18, 2017

“It’s truly remarkable that there is no full-length translation into English of what is to my mind the most original novelist writing in Arabic today. “

POETRY

New and featured poetry in translation.

FICTION

Short fiction from the Maghreb and Mashreq.

INTERVIEWS

Talks with authors, translators, publishers, & more.

ON TRANSLATION

Reflections on the art and craft of translation.

FOR TRANSLATORS

Resources for translators working between Arabic and English.

Reviews

A look at Arabic literature and Arabic literature in translation.

From the Quarterly

Featured poetry, fiction, and essays from our magazine.

Podcast

Listen to the latest from BULAQ, an Arabic books-centric podcast.

Lit Lists

Listicles of bilingual books, medieval poems, short-short stories and more.