Books

In the original, Saud Alsanoussi’s The Bamboo Stalk was presented (fictionally) as a translation from Tagalog. In English translation (real, this time), the framing device has been ……Read More

Reading anyone’s diaries, Raph Cormack writes, carries with it a prurient fascination. But Atef Abu Saif’s self-translated The Drone Eats with Me: Diaries from a ……Read More

Time and again, one does see a celebrity come up with an autobiography, or someone else do a biography of him/her. As a matter of ……Read More

A review from the past, followed by the retrospective of how the film has actually contributed to the changing face of Bollywood – This is ……Read More

“Serious” literature is, in most languages, a male-dominated business. Literary works translated into English have hovered around a 70-30 split:   Exotic and kitchsy? This ……Read More

Yesterday, ArabLit got an “urgent” email interview request about “the issues facing authors when deciding whether or not to attend literary festivals in places like UAE”: ……Read More