{"title":"Ghalib Halasa","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"banipal-magazine-issue-26","title":"Banipal Magazine - Issue 26","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9pt\"\u003eAugust starts with a new issue of Banipal, designed especially for Summer reading, and including many thought-provoking fiction from Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq and Egypt. Rasheed el-Anany pays tribute to the late Alfred Farag (1929-2005), the outstanding and distinguished playwright who dominated Egyptian theatre in the second half of the 20th century, while Saadi Youssef pays tribute to his fellow countryman the novelist Mahdi Issa al-Saqr (1930-2006).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e \u003ca name=\"OLE_LINK53\" title=\"OLE_LINK53\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9pt\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe issue kicks off with a new story by novelist and short story writer Jamal Mahjoub writing in English, which takes the reader into the deep shadows of memory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext, a chapter from Hassan Nasr’s \u003cem\u003eReturn to Dar al-Basha\u003c\/em\u003e (the novel will be published by Syracuse later this year). In  view of the devastating current events in Lebanon, the excerpt “Earthquake Nightmare” is particularly chilling, recounting the experience of the hero Murtada when his house collapses on top of him.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnusually for Banipal, only two poets in this issue – Siham Bouhlal, writing in French lilting love poems, and Girgis Shukry with down-to-earth images and tales to tell. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe regular Literary Infuences feature is provided by the late renowned and respected Jordanian writer Ghalib Halasa from a collection of his articles on writing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe first feature is \u003cstrong\u003eNovels by Six Iraqi authors\u003c\/strong\u003e. The novels range from works in progress to ones with great reputations and about to be published in translation, all very different but all opening up onto vivid and often painful episodes of life in Iraq – from Saadi Yousef, Mohammed Khudayyir, Lutfiya Dulaimi, Fadhil al-Azzawi, Kadhim al-Hallaq and Inaam Kachachi.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9pt\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second feature continues the \u003cstrong\u003eNew Writing in Egypt\u003c\/strong\u003e, begun in Banipal No 25, with works by five young authors: an chapter from Yasser Abdel Latif’s \u003cem\u003eThe Law of Inheritance\u003c\/em\u003e which won the inaugural Sawaris Prise in December 2005, poems by Girgis Shukry, four tales by Mustafa Zikri, chapters from Hamdy el-Gazzar’s novel \u003cem\u003eSehrun Aswad [Black Magic]\u003c\/em\u003e, and a short story written in English directly by Youssef Rakha.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9pt\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Travelling Tale\u003c\/strong\u003e is by Ali Mosbah, from his novel \u003cem\u003eMudun wa Wujooh [Cities and Faces]\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Ibn Battuta Prize for Travel Writing in 2004. \u003cstrong\u003eInterview with An Editor\u003c\/strong\u003e is with Michael Beard and Adnan Haydar of Syracuse Press, who are editors of the press’s Middle East Literature in Translation series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In  addition to book reviews, Banipal No 26 includes Books in Brief, which will be a regular column which will enable readers to dip into all the books we receive for review.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ecover artist: Sattar Kawoosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEDITORIAL Four Arab authors touring in Britain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamal Mahjoub – A short story In the Long Shadows\u003cbr\u003eHassan Nassr – “Earthquake Nightmare” A chapter from the novel Return to Dar al-Basha\u003cbr\u003eSiham Bouhlal – Three Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLITERARY INFLUENCES\u003cbr\u003eGhalib Halasa We are the Generation without Teachers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOVELS BY SIX IRAQI AUTHORS\u003cbr\u003eSaadi Youssef – “Fadhil al-Marzoog” An excerpt from Triangle of the Circle\u003cbr\u003eMohammad Khudayyir – “First Exploration” An excerpt from Basrayatha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaadi Youssef – TRIBUTE to Mahdi Issa al-Saqr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLutfiyya Dulaimi – An excerpt from Hayat’s Garden\u003cbr\u003eFadhil al-Azzawi – Burhan Abdullah’s Secret Chest An excerpt from The Last of the Angels\u003cbr\u003eKadhim al-Hallaq – An excerpt from My One-Eyed Father and his Six Wives\u003cbr\u003eInaam Kachachi – A chapter from Streams of Hearts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNEW WRITING IN EGYPT continued\u003cbr\u003eYasser Abdel Latif – A chapter from The Law of Inheritance\u003cbr\u003eGirgis Shukry – Four Poems\u003cbr\u003eMustafa Zikri – Four Tales\u003cbr\u003eHamdy el-Gazzar – Chapters from the novel Black Magic\u003cbr\u003eYoussef Rakha – A short story Dead Man’s Town\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA TRAVELLNG TALE\u003cbr\u003eAli Mosbah – Istanbul Diary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTERVIEW WITH AN EDITOR\u003cbr\u003eMichel Beard and Adnan Haydar, Editors, Middle East Literature in Translation Series, Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003eSusannah Tarbush In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar\u003cbr\u003eZuzana Kratka Le roman arabe by Kadhim Jihad Hassan\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Obank Burning in the Past Tense by Suhail Shadoud\u003cbr\u003eHussain al-Mozany Sophia by Mohammad Hassan Alwan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOKS IN BRIEF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors and Translators\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Banipal Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1040839492,"sku":"1814714615363","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/2_2_0c279aef-62e1-489b-9c38-c8e3087242f2.jpeg?v=1752237878"}],"url":"https:\/\/inpressbooks.co.uk\/collections\/ghalib-halasa\/inaam-kachachi.oembed","provider":"Inpress Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}