Lewis, fresh off his win of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, reflects on borders, bureaucracy, and more.
12 JUNE 2026 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
Yale scholar of Arabic language and literature Jonas Elbousty talks to one of the most prolific translators of...
14 MARCH 2025 • By Jonas Elbousty
A conversation in which two Arabic to English translators and scholars consider language and Gaza with respect to...
17 JANUARY 2025 • By Yasmeen Hanoosh
Melissa Chemam interviews the French-Algerian novelist Faïza Guène on the publication of her novel "Discretion" in English translation.
22 MAY 2023 • By Melissa Chemam
Iason Athanasiadis reviews the new Ibrahim al-Koni translation of a story that recounts Islam's conquest of North Africa.
5 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Francisco Letelier
Farah Abdessamad reviews a new English translation of Impostures from Basra-born Al-Hariri that revives the "eloquent rogue" genre...
14 MARCH 2021 • By Farah Abdessamad