Arabic Literature
Written by M. Lynx Qualey, ArabLit provides news on Arabic literature, features on fresh literary voices from the region, and profiles on Arabic-English literary translations.
- ‘A Lot of Translating is About Not Making A Fuss’ 18 Jun 2013One of ArabLit's favorite readers and book-club leaders, Elisabeth Jaquette, has just posted the Cairo Book Club's first-ever podcast, from their discussion of Mourid Barghouti's "I Was Born There, I Was Born Here," led by the book's English-language translator, Humphrey Davies. […]
- Open the Shubbak: Upcoming Arabic Literature Events in London 17 Jun 2013Starting this Saturday, the Shubbak Festival, which bills itself as a “window on the Arab world,” will take place in and around London from June 22 – July 6: There are a number of literary events, at least two of which we... Read More › […]
- The Growing Interest in Arabic Literature in Italian 16 Jun 2013Since a turning point between 2004 and 2006, there is a growing interest in Arabic literature (in Italian). […]
- Khaled Khalifa: Syrians Don’t Stop 15 Jun 2013This week, award-winning Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa's new novel, No Knives in This City's Kitchens, will be published by Dar al-Ain in Egypt. […]
- Fady Joudah and Ghassan Zaqtan Win 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize 14 Jun 2013"Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: and Other Poems," by Ghassan Zaqtan, trans. Fady Joudah, has won this year's international Griffin Poetry Prize. […]
- Legal Complaints, ‘Traitors’, and the Future of ‘National Culture’ in Egypt 14 Jun 2013A complaint has been taken up against 31 of the authors and artists participating in the Ministry of Culture sit-in; meanwhile, a number of authors and writers debate what it means for the future of Egyptian art. […]
- Listen to Hassan Blasim Read ‘The Reality and the Record,’ ‘Corpse Exhibition’ 13 Jun 2013In this new video from Comma Press, Iraqi short-story writer Hassan Blasim reads from his "Reality and the Record" with English subtitles. […]
- Egyptian Author Sentenced to 5 Years for Short-story Collection that ‘Insults Religion’ 13 Jun 2013Karam Saber has been sentenced, in absentia, by a court in Beni Suef to five years in prison on charges of insulting religion for his short-story collection "Where is God?" […]
- Responses: The Struggle over the Timbuktu Manuscripts 12 Jun 2013Questions about the preservation of the Timbuktu manuscripts. […]
- Crowdfunding for Timbuktu’s Manuscripts 12 Jun 2013It's not as sexy as saving ancient manuscripts from Islamists, but these manuscrips need rescue from humidity and bad storage, according to Dr. Abdel Kader Haïdara, of the SAVAMA-DCI (Protection and Exploitation of Manuscripts for the Defense of Islamic Culture) project. […]
