"The no-hair phenomenon certainly has a backstory. "
‘Arsène Lupin,’ a Short Story by Sonallah Ibrahim
"His mouth discharged a second snort. I worried he might attack me, or tear me apart, but he settled his body back into the chair and sighed. "
New Fiction in Translation: ‘Naked Robot’
"Yet none of us could object, as that was the way things were; these were the laws of our society, and we were completely satisfied with them. I didn't know whether we had a choice in this satisfaction, but I didn't like to tire my mind thinking about it."
Short Story Original: Hilal Chouman’s ‘World of Dogs’
"He keeps walking. The buildings, rubble, and garbage around him duplicate and multiply."
Friday Finds: New Work in Translation by Hassan Blasim, Fadwa Soleiman
Blasim also has a forthcoming novel, God 99, that follows Hassan Owl, an Iraqi who arrives in Finland as a writer and a refugee.
Your Annual Anti-Valentine’s Day Literature: ‘That Pathetic Woman’
"She is the one who has become his widow, and I am a woman of sin who deserves to be stoned, who steals men from the warmth of their homes."
New $20K Prize for Arabic Short-story Collections Launched in Kuwait
In addition to the $20,000 monetary award, the prize will also provide support toward the collection's English-language translation and publication.