TMR 47 • GENRE FICTION

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TMR Issue 47 – 19 articles – 220 pages

What could be better than escapism in times of war — from sci-fi and crime fiction to horror, romance, speculative fiction, queer, fantasy or suspense? From Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon to Iraq and Afghanistan, forms of genre fiction morph. They hold a certain power because of how writers, whether in the region or the diaspora, reflect and often react against the social mores and political settings. This special double issue of The Markaz Review closes the turbulent year of 2024, and suggests critical green shoots for starting afresh in 2025.

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Escapism in Times of War—on Genre Fiction – Malu Halasa

“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction – Mansoura Ez-Eldin

Palestine Features in Larissa Sansour’s Sci-Fi Future – Larissa Sansour

“The Head of the Table”—a story by Natasha Tynes – Natasha Tynes

“The Curse of the Chinar Tree”—a family horror story – Shamsia

“Eve”—fantasy from Afghanistan – Parand

“The Small Clay Plate”—a Siwa folk tale – Bel Parker

“Orient Tavern” & “The Hungarian Hut”—fantasy by Azher Jirjees

“Ghosts of Farsis”—a cyberpunk story – Hussein Fawzy

The Conqueror of Time—Egyptian Cryogenics – Nihad Sherif

Salacious Criminality—Trenchcoat Detectives, Rogues & Smoking Guns – Marcia Lynx Qualey

The Time-Travels of the Man who Sold Pickles and Sweets—an Excerpt – Khairy Shalaby

Traveling Crafts: The Moon and Science Fiction in Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art – Elizabeth L. Rauh

“The Spirit of Mutiny”—speculative fiction – Radhika Singh

Susan Abulhawa at Oxford Union on Palestine/Israel – Susan Abulhawa

A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less – May Haddad

Barrack Zailaa Rima’s Beirut Resists Categorization – Katie Logan

“Envy”—a story by Huda Hamed

“As Much of Life as the World Can Show”—a short story – Fil Inocencio Jr.