Yale scholar of Arabic language and literature Jonas Elbousty talks to one of the most prolific translators of...
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3 MARCH 2024 • By Mohammad RabieAn exclusive excerpt from Mohammed Abdelnabi's latest novel "Almost Every Day," translated from the Arabic by Nada Faris.
3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Mohammed AbdelnabiIn a dystopian world, thanks to AI, people no longer die because they can be upgraded to better...
4 JUNE 2023 • By Fadi ZaghmoutMelissa Chemam interviews the French-Algerian novelist Faïza Guène on the publication of her novel "Discretion" in English translation.
22 MAY 2023 • By Melissa ChemamIason Athanasiadis reviews the new Ibrahim al-Koni translation of a story that recounts Islam's conquest of North Africa.
5 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Francisco LetelierFarah Abdessamad reviews a new English translation of Impostures from Basra-born Al-Hariri that revives the "eloquent rogue" genre...
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