{"title":"Haidar Haidar","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"banipal-magazine-issue-8","title":"Banipal Magazine - Issue 8","description":"22-page feature on Moroccan novelist, poet and essayist Tahar Ben Jelloun. Feature on works by Ten Iraqi Poets.  PLUS works by 6 other poets and 10 fiction-writers including appreciations. Article by Mahmoud Darwish on Translating Poetry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEDITORIAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeature on TAHAR BEN JELLOUN\u003cbr\u003epoet, novelist and essayist\u003cbr\u003ewith drawings by Azzawi\u003cbr\u003eJ M G Le Clézio: Tahar the wise\u003cbr\u003eStefan Weidner: Homage to the Unknown Dead\u003cbr\u003eExcerpts from the poems The Raising of the Ashes and Ephemeral Childhood\u003cbr\u003eMaati Kabbal: The Polyphonies of Ben Jelloun\u003cbr\u003eJames Kirkup: Ben Jelloun’s Italian journeys\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from the novel Labyrinthe des sentiments\u003cbr\u003ewith illustrations of Ernest Pignon-Ernest\u003cbr\u003eTahar Ben Jelloun talks to Pierrre Maury\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from poem Le Discours du Chameau\u003cbr\u003ewith an appreciation by translator Margaret Furniss\u003cbr\u003eMai Ghoussoub reviews Harrouda\u003cbr\u003eMona Zaki reviews Corruption\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Obank reviews Ben Jelloun’s trilogy The Sand Child,\u003cbr\u003eThe Sacred Night and The Wrong Night\u003cbr\u003eand French Hospitality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMahmoud Darwish: On translating poetry The Place of the Universal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaidar Haidar: Excerpt from the novel The Desolate Time\u003cbr\u003eBassam K. Frangieh: Essay Haidar Haidar – novelist of social change\u003cbr\u003eEtel Adnan: Three poems\u003cbr\u003eAbdallah Zreka: Excerpts from “Black candle drops”\u003cbr\u003eAhmed Barakat: Three poems\u003cbr\u003eSabri Moussa: Three short stories\u003cbr\u003eRafik Schami: Three short stories\u003cbr\u003eUlla Kasten: Rafik Schami – Damascene storyteller\u003cbr\u003eYahya al-Qaissi: Short story Shattered desires\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTEN IRAQI POETS\u003cbr\u003eSelected poems of:\u003cbr\u003eSalah Niazi\u003cbr\u003eSargon Boulus\u003cbr\u003eSadiq al-Sayegh\u003cbr\u003eA K EL Janabi\u003cbr\u003eHashim Shafiq\u003cbr\u003eAmal AL-Jabouri\u003cbr\u003eMuniam Alfaker\u003cbr\u003eAdnan Mohsen\u003cbr\u003eFadhil Sultani\u003cbr\u003eDalia Riadh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIssa J. Boullata: Short story Bar-room confessions\u003cbr\u003eSaleh al-Azzaz: Short story Chirping\u003cbr\u003eMay Tilmissany: Excerpt from the novel Dunyazad\u003cbr\u003eRoger Allen: Essay Possibilities of meaning and delicious ambiguities\u003cbr\u003eMuhsin al-Ramly: Short story Boredom\u003cbr\u003eFaraj Bou al-Isha: Six poems\u003cbr\u003eSabah Zwein: Selected poems\u003cbr\u003eLeila Marouane: Excerpt from the novel The Abductor\u003cbr\u003eHoda Ablan: Twelve poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003eSamir el-Youssef: Out of Place by Edward Said\u003cbr\u003eSusannah Tarbush: The Honey by Zeina B. Ghandour\u003cbr\u003eSusannah Tarbush: Tony Hanania’s islands of desire\u003cbr\u003ePeter Clark: Eros Island by Tony Hanania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Banipal Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1040830992,"sku":"1795414615363","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/2_2_60ad4c71-510a-4a46-9603-fdc002b39637.jpeg?v=1752237893"},{"product_id":"banipal-magazine-issue-32","title":"Banipal Magazine – Issue 32","description":"\u003cb\u003eBanipal 32, Summer 2008\u003c\/b\u003e, introduces a number of new voices for the first time published in English. There is the young Egyptian author, \u003cb\u003eMohamed Salah al-Azab\u003c\/b\u003e, who is 27 with already several literary awards to his name. There is \u003cb\u003eAbdulaziz Al Farsi\u003c\/b\u003e, from Oman, with an excerpt from his debut novel, [Weeping Earth . . . Laughing Saturn. Lebanese author \u003cb\u003eAhmad Ali El-Zein\u003c\/b\u003e, has authored four novels and his latest, \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e, which we excerpt here, is the first volume of a trilogy about fictional hero Abdul Jalil Ghazal. Also from Lebanon is \u003cb\u003eMay Menassa\u003c\/b\u003e, with an excerpt from her novel \u003ci\u003eWalking in the Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed this year for the inaugural Arabic “Booker” prize. From Syrian author and poet \u003cb\u003eMaher Sharafeddine\u003c\/b\u003e comes an excerpt from his debut novel, and from renowned fiction writer and dramatist \u003cb\u003eAbdel Khaliq al-Rikabi\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the few major Iraqi authors to have stayed in the country, an excerpt from his acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eSeventh Day of Creation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBanipal also presents poetry from Syria by three poets writing in three different languages: the late \u003cb\u003eMamdouh Adwan\u003c\/b\u003e in Arabic, \u003cb\u003eMohja Kahf\u003c\/b\u003e who writes in English, and \u003cb\u003eAdel Karasholi\u003c\/b\u003e who writes in German – all of them highly accomplished and published poets. Plus two new poetic voices, the young Egyptian poets \u003cb\u003eAhmad Yamani\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMohamed Metwalli\u003c\/b\u003e. Interview with an Editor is with literary translator from Arabic to German \u003cb\u003eHartmut Fähndrich\u003c\/b\u003e, this year celebrating his 50th translation of Arabic fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Banipal 32, sadly, we pay tribute to \u003cb\u003eDoris Kilias\u003c\/b\u003e, “the voice of Naguib Mahfouz in German”, who died in June 2008, and to the “Voltaire of the Nile” (as the French press called him) Egyptian author \u003cb\u003eAlbert Cossery\u003c\/b\u003e, a friend of Banipal, who died in Paris, also in June. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this issue we present \u003ci\u003ePart 2 of the Feature on Syrian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and look forward to continuing it in the Autumn\/Winter issue with a number of equally important authors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Travelling Tale\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating walk through Jerusalem observing its shuttered and barred windows, as told by Palestinian author and resident of the city \u003cb\u003eMahmoud Shukair\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Reviews include the prize-winning novel by Baha Taher \u003ci\u003e[Sunset Oasis]\u003c\/i\u003e, Naomi Shihab-Nye’s \u003ci\u003eTender Spot\u003c\/i\u003e collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eBanquet of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e by Amin Zaoui and the selection in \u003ci\u003eBooks in Brief\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cover artist is Zena Assi from Lebanon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEDITORIAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRIBUTE to Albert Cossery 1913–2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMohamed Salah al-Azab – Excerpt from Repeated Stopping\u003cbr\u003eAhmad Ali El-Zein – Excerpt from The Edge of Oblivion\u003cbr\u003eAbdulaziz Al Farsi – Excerpt from Weeping Earth . . . Laughing Saturn\u003cbr\u003eMay Menassa – Excerpt from Walking in the Dust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRIBUTE to Doris Kilias 1942–2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAhmad Yamani – Two Poems\u003cbr\u003eMohamed Metwalli – Three Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFEATURE ON CONTEMPORARY SYRIAN LITERATURE – Part 2\u003cbr\u003eMamdouh Adwan – Four Poems\u003cbr\u003eHaidar Haidar – A short story Pollen\u003cbr\u003eMaher Sharafeddine – The Hand An excerpt from a novel\u003cbr\u003eMohja Kahf – A Poem for Hamsa Newmark’s Sixieth Birthday\u003cbr\u003eAdel Karasholi – Twelve Poems\u003cbr\u003eHaifa Bitar – A short story Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbdel Khaliq al-Rikabi – Excerpt from Seventh Day of Creation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA TRAVELLING TALE\u003cbr\u003eMahmoud Shukair – Windows of Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTERVIEW\u003cbr\u003eHartmut Fähndrich – Arab Literature is now on the map\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003eKhaled Hroub Wahat al-Ghuroub [Sunset Oasis] by Baha Taher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJudith Kazantzis Tender Spot by Naomi Shibab Nye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLulu Norman Banquet of Lies by Amin Zaoui\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll these book reviews can be read online. Click here for full list of online book reviews, originally reviewed in Banipal issues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOKS IN BRIEF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Banipal Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1040831564,"sku":"1971414615363","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/19714_2_04082008_095449.jpeg?v=1752237892"}],"url":"https:\/\/inpressbooks.co.uk\/collections\/haidar-haidar\/mohja-kahf.oembed","provider":"Inpress Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}