Selections
Selections of poems and fiction, sampling the richness and variety of the hundreds of authors in the issues. Plus a chance to hear and see a few of the authors in performance.
Selected Issue: Banipal 34 , The World of Arab Fiction
Omar el-Kiddi (Keddi) – The World’s Longest-Held Prisoner: A short story
Sinan Antoon – Al-Mutanabbi Street: An excerpt from the novel-in-progress
Suhail Sami Nader – On the Way to the Tell: An excerpt from the novel Al-Tall [the tell]
FICTION
Laila al-Juhni – Falling Sky: An excerpt from the novel JahiliyaOmar el-Kiddi (Keddi) – The World’s Longest-Held Prisoner: A short story
Sinan Antoon – Al-Mutanabbi Street: An excerpt from the novel-in-progress
Suhail Sami Nader – On the Way to the Tell: An excerpt from the novel Al-Tall [the tell]
Latest News
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Moroccan painter novelist Mahi Binebine launches his novel Horses of God in the UK
[read more]19/04/2013
Marina Warner wins 2013 Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Stranger Magic: Charmed States and the Arabian Nights
[read more]10/04/2013
Ghassan Zaqtan and translator Fady Joudah shortlisted for International Griffin Poetry Prize
[read more]04/04/2013
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