An Artist’s Homage to ‘Season of Migration to the North’
“Omar Khalil’s prints explore Salih’s 20th century masterpiece, a tale of migration from South to North and the pain of return.”
Tayeb Salih
On Banipal’s ‘100 Best Arabic Novels’
“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.”
Pub Day for ‘ArabLit Quarterly Fall 2018: Beginnings’
Today is publication day for the first-ever ArabLit Quarterly.
Tayeb Salih’s ‘Season of Migration to the North’: Acclaimed for the Wrong Reason
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.
Literatures of the Sudan: North and South
Recently, I’ve been trying to educate myself about literature from the Sudan(s). After all, her historic vote is just one small piece of the Sudan’s rich cultural history.
Reading Challenge Update: Shakir Mustafa’s Top 5
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 […]
Kotob Khan’s Arabic Bestsellers for April 2010
Thanks to Kotob Khan for making these available. Diwan also posts some bestsellers here, although their ranking or time frame isn’t clear. I have not seen bestseller lists from other […]
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