Pub Day for ‘ArabLit Quarterly Fall 2018: Beginnings’
2018-11-15
Today is publication day for the first-ever ArabLit Quarterly.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
Literatures of the Sudan: North and South
2011-01-09
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.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
Kotob Khan’s Arabic Bestsellers for April 2010
2010-05-01
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 booksellers. Many of the titles are familiar from last month’s list. A few are new: Mekkawi Said’s Downtown Acquisitions (3)Continue Reading
