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Debate and Dismay over Saudi’s ‘Guest of Honor’ Status at Turin Book Fair
As its 2015 fair closed, Italy’s prominent Turin Book Fair announced Saudi Arabia as its 2016 guest of honor, promising “a 300-square metre space to ……Read More
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Algerian Publisher Assia Moussei: ‘We Wanted to Take Refuge in Culture”
In one of our final dispatches from the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) — which ended May 13 — publisher Assia Moussei shares insights ……Read More
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Two Languages Diverged: I Chose One and Then the Other
When is translation the right choice, and when should the writer adapt her work? By Ibtisam Barakat Painting by Ibtisam Barakat. This month, organizers of ……Read More
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eL Seed: Playing with the Arabic Letters
On Thursday, May 7, Tunisian-French artist eL Seed joined artist-publisher Don Karl at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair to talk about his work in ……Read More
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Mohammed Berrada Everything Has Yet To Be Done
This dispatch is the first from the 2015 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, which opens today: By Olivia Snaije Mohammed Berrada is considered one of ……Read More
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Readings from the Book of Gaza
If you’re on London May 27, then you’ll want to find your way to SOAS, where Nayrouz Qarmout will read from the short-story collection The Book of ……Read More