First Bulaq Book Club Pick: ‘Season of Migration to the North’
2020-10-31
All are invited to read or re-read Season of Migration to the North, look through other books by Salih, and join Bulaq on November 19 (or thereafter).Continue Reading
On Banipal’s ‘100 Best Arabic Novels’
2018-11-19
“Usefully, the Banipal list is not just a list, but also includes brief introductions to both the works and their authors, as well as some contextualization.”Continue Reading
Tayeb Salih’s ‘Season of Migration to the North’: Acclaimed for the Wrong Reason
2014-07-22
This is part two to eminent and pioneering translator Denys Johnson-Davies’ reflections on Tayeb Salih, after the passing of would’ve been Tayeb Salih’s eighty-fifth birthday. Here, Johnson-Davies returns to Salih’s work, particularly his most famous novel, and what stands as Salih’s real and lasting achievement.Continue Reading
Reading Challenge Update: Shakir Mustafa’s Top 5
2010-06-05
Shakir Mustafa (not, you know, Mustafa Shakir) has finally turned in his reading challenge picks. Mustafa is the editor and translator of the excellent Contemporary Iraqi Fiction: An Anthology. I found many gems in the collection, but was a particular fan of the first two stories: “The Turtle Grandmother” andContinue Reading
