Books

As we’ve written here already, few Omani writers have had work translated to English: When Jokha al-Harthi won the 2019 Man Booker International last week, ……Read More

In an interview Wednesday morning, which should be appearing on Qantara next week, Man Booker International-winning novelist Jokha al-Harthi recommended five Omani writers: Of the five, ……Read More

Al-Muḥassin ibn ʻAlī al-Tanūkhī (939–994) was a judge, collector of stories, and litterateur who was born in Basra and died in Baghdad. Raised in a ……Read More

Celestial Bodies, written by Jokha Alharthi and translated by Marilyn Booth, is the winner of the 2019 Man Booker International: The prize’s winner was announced this ……Read More

Egyptian writer and novelist Mansoura Ez Eldin published her first collection of short stories, Flickering Light, in 2001: This collection was followed by several award-winning novels: ……Read More

In Episode 32, Ursula Lindsey and ArabLit’s M Lynx Qualey talk about ArabLit Quarterly, literary criticism, and the perils and additional perils of making a living ……Read More