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Art
A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession. Albert Camus
Arab Writers at PEN: It’s Not Just About Politics
M. LYNX-QUALEY: At major international writer events there seems to be an overwhelming focus on the politics of the region. Understandable but we're neglecting a fuller picture…
“If You Only Ever Read Five Arabic Books, Read These”
M. LYNX-QUALEY: So you've decided that there's only enough time in your life to read five Arabic books (translated). Here's a little help deciding which five. …
Emirati Sci-Fi Author ‘In No Hurry’ To Translate
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Noura Noman is delighted that her sci-fi novel in Arabic is appealing to primarily teenage audience starved of popular literature in their language …
‘Revolution Against Classical Arabic Is Now Required’
M. LYNX-QUALEY: There is a strong and growing sentiment against the constraints put upon writers in the region who write in a collloquial style …
Popular and Acclaimed: The Voice of Arab Women?
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Her latest novel has sold more than 100,000 copies within the first two months of release. She is, though, a sharply divisive figure …
A ‘Compelling’ Vision of Cairo ‘In All Its Multiplicities’
ELISABETH JAQUETTE, ARABLIT: Samia Mehrez has brought together a variety of writers' views of Cairo over the past century. …
Banned Egyptian Graphic Novel ‘Is Back on Shelves’
ELISABETH JAQUETTE, ARABLIT: The re-publication of an infamous work could portend the arrival of a 'golden age' in Arabic graphic novels…
Taha Hussein: Arab World’s (Nearly) Nobel Choice
M. LYNX-QUALEY: He was nominated twice but never matched the Arab World's only Nobel literature prize recipient, Naguib Mahfouz. …
Was ‘Girls of Riyadh’ Raja’s ‘Rooster’s Egg’?
AHMED AL OMRAN: Her book caused an inevitable furore when it first appeared. So why haven't we heard more from Raja Al Sanea? …
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