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February 2015: Global Arab and Arabic Literary Events Calendar
A global calendar of Arabic literary events — with some translational element — in February 2015. Add your events in below or email them in: ……Read More
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Reading ‘Revolution’ With Tawfiq al-Hakim
Syracuse University Press recently published The Revolt of the Young: Essays by Tawfiq al-Hakim, newly translated by Mona Radwan and introduced by Roger Allen. How does this inspiration ……Read More
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Countdown to the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction: The Brothers Douaihy
Although Antoine and Jabbour Douaihy have both been previously longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), this is the first year siblings have ……Read More
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Jabbour Douaihy: ‘We Are Not, Of Course, the Goncourt Brothers’
Continuing our countdown to the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, ArabLit talked to the brothers co-longlisted for the 2015 prize: Jabbour and Antoine Douaihy. Both have previously been longlisted for ……Read More
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Antoine Douaihy: ‘I Do Regret That I Haven’t Been Able to Devote My Entire Life’ to Writing
Continuing our countdown to the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, ArabLit talked to the brothers co-longlisted for the 2015 prize: Jabbour and Antoine Douaihy. Both have previously been longlisted for ……Read More
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Sudanese Novelist Hammour Ziada on Who’s Missing from ‘Arabic Booker’ Longlists
As part of ArabLit’s coverage of the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, we will be interviewing authors and reviewing the 16 titles on the shortlist. By ……Read More