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Tag: fiction

26 December, 2022 • Saliha Haddad

Mohamed Makhzangi Despairs at Man’s Cruelty to Animals

Saliha Haddad reviews the new translation of a major collection of short stories by the Egyptian author.

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20 June, 2022 • Ahmed Naji

Traps and Shadows in Noor Naga’s Egypt Novel

Ahmed Naji reviews "If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English" just out from Graywolf.

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15 June, 2022 • Hanif Kureishi

Hanif Kureishi: “Asha and Haaji”

The author of the story collection "Love in a Blue Time" and the novels "Intimacy" and "The Last Word" weaves a dystopian tale of love and literature.

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15 June, 2022 • Nektaria Anastasiadou

Nektaria Anastasiadou: “Gold in Taksim Square”

The novelist behind "A Recipe for Daphne" returns to multicultural Istanbul to write about love and death amongst the city's minorities.

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15 December, 2021 • Omar Foda

Turkish Delights

Omar Foda draws on family lore and field work to weave together a satirical tale of ego and power in 1920s Egypt.

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15 November, 2020 • Anne-Marie O'Connor

An American in Istanbul Between Muslim and Christian Worlds

Anne-Marie O'Connor reviews A Recipe for Daphne, the debut novel by Nektaria Anastasiadou set in Istanbul's venerable Rum community.

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