Literary Playlist: Songs for the Years of Lead
2020-03-24
Among the features is a literary playlist for Youssef Fadel’s “Years of Lead” trilogy.Continue Reading
On Publication Day for ‘Shimmering Red Fish,’ 5 of Youssef Fadel’s Favorites
2019-10-01
To mark publication day, Youssef Fadel sent five of his favorite reads: one from Jordan and four from Morocco; two available in translation and three not yet translated to English.Continue Reading
Friday Finds: Excerpt of Youssef Fadel’s ‘A Shimmering Red Fish’
2019-09-06
“The man is stretched out on his bed. He’d rather not know who the woman is whose body is underneath it.”Continue Reading
Court Jesters and Black Mirrors: Translator Alex Elinson on Bringing Moroccan Literature into English
2018-01-24
“The words that I fear more than anything when I’m talking to someone in Arabic is, ‘I have a joke.’ They’ll tell the joke, I’ll understand all the words, and I won’t react. Then they’ll tell it again. I’ll understand it, but I still won’t laugh. Humor is a minefield!”Continue Reading
