The Egyptian Assassin
A lifetime ago, Fakhreddin had been an idealistic young lawyer, seeking to fight corruption from his modest quarter of Cairo. Then, a botched attempt on his life forced him to flee the country, propel … continued
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A Shimmering Red Fish Swims with Me
In 1980s Casablanca, Farah arrives from her small town life with big dreams: she wants to sing. She meets Outhman, but he longs to leave the city, to seek his fortune elsewhere. They fall in love, but … continued
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The Hashish Waiter
Tucked away in a rundown quarter, just out of sight of downtown Cairo, a group of intellectuals gather regularly to smoke hashish in Hakeem’s den. The den is the center of their lives, both a refuge a … continued
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Seeking truth in his writing and fractured past
Acclaimed Palestinian novelist Raba’i Al Madhoun was invited last month to attend the Shubbak Festival in London. The author of The Lady from Tel Aviv and Fractured Destinies (translated by Paul Stark…
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Rana Haddad’s unexpected surprise
“Thank you! I feel very encouraged and glad that readers are enjoying my first novel whose journey was not an easy one!” Those are the words of author Rana Haddad, whose book The Unexpected Love Objec…
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“Every emotion contributes to writing: love, grief, anger…”
Last year Ibrahim Nasrallah won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel The Second War of the Dog, described by the jury as “a masterful vision of a dystopian future in a nameless cou…
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