prison literature

Liberation Cosplay: on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Liberation Cosplay: on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Events like the Day of the Imprisoned Writer risk becoming mere spectacles until they challenge the status quo.

NOVEMBER 15, 2024 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
Rotten Evidence: Ahmed Naji Writes About Writing in Prison

Rotten Evidence: Ahmed Naji Writes About Writing in Prison

In tone, "Rotten Evidence" is cynical, bitterly funny, and oftentimes tender without ever being sentimental, writes Lina Mounzer.

FEBRUARY 12, 2024 • By Lina Mounzer
Nov 2022 BookGroup Selection is “I Will Never See the World Again” by Ahmet Altan

Nov 2022 BookGroup Selection is “I Will Never See the World Again” by Ahmet Altan

Ahmet Altan, one of Turkey's best-known novelists was locked up in prison, the key thrown away.

OCTOBER 27, 2022 • By
Nawal El-Saadawi, a Heroine in Prison

Nawal El-Saadawi, a Heroine in Prison

Ibrahim Fawzy remembers the late, great Egyptian feminist author, doctor and activist Nawal El-Saadawi.

OCTOBER 15, 2022 • By Ibrahim Fawzy
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