by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 26, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Abu Dhabi, London- German translator Hartmut Fähndrich has lamented the lack of interest of German publishers in literature from the Arab world. It is a dramatic matter, Fähndrich told the German News Agency. Fähndrich said big publishers translate small literary...
by Jamal Al-Qassas | Dec 25, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Why do so many literary pioneers in the Middle East, starting out as poets, novelists and critics cross over into publishing? Is it a question of money? Or, is there a need to redefine the relationship between creative innovators and publishers?...
by Safaa Azab | May 6, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sudanese novelist Amir Tag El-Sir is one of the most respected writers publishing in Arabic today. The author of 16 books—a body of work that include prose, poetry, and biography—Sir trained as a physician in Egypt, publishing his first novel...
by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Dec 17, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Visitors at this year’s 57th Annual Beirut Book Fair may be forgiven for emitting an ironic chuckle upon their arrival, because the slogan that welcomes visitors to the fair—emblazoned at the entrance in large, bold letters—reads: “No book, no...
by Grace Perriman | Jan 12, 2013 | Book Reviews
A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution By Samar Yazbek Published by Haus Publishing, July 2012. London, The Majalla – In a steamy University of Damascus classroom, Arabic language students attempt to translate Samar Yazbek’s novel Cinnamon....
