Literary Playlist: Songs for the Years of Lead
Among the features is a literary playlist for Youssef Fadel’s “Years of Lead” trilogy.
Youssef Fadel
On Publication Day for ‘Shimmering Red Fish,’ 5 of Youssef Fadel’s Favorites
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.
Friday Finds: Excerpt of Youssef Fadel’s ‘A Shimmering Red Fish’
“The man is stretched out on his bed. He’d rather not know who the woman is whose body is underneath it.”
Court Jesters and Black Mirrors: Translator Alex Elinson on Bringing Moroccan Literature into English
“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!”