{"title":"Haifa Bitar","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"banipal-magazine-issue-24","title":"Banipal Magazine - Issue 24","description":"Issue 24 of \u003cem\u003eBanipal\u003c\/em\u003e includes excerpts from novels by Hanan al-Shaykh and Vénus Khoury-Ghata plus an extract from \u003cem\u003eThe World of Saddam Hussein\u003c\/em\u003e. There are short stories by Ahmed Bouzfour,  the late Samir Naqqash, and Ali al-Kasimi, and by Huzamah Habayeb, Haifa Bitar, Jamila Omairah, Aroussia Naluti and Salwa al-Neimi. \u003cem\u003eTHE TRAVELLING TALE\u003c\/em\u003e is an extract from Mohamed al-Makhzangi’s \u003cem\u003eMemories of a Meltdown\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE INTERVIEW WITH AN EDITOR is with Stefan Weidner of the Goethe Institute’s Fikrun wa Fann magazine. Reviews include Mouloud Feraoun’s \u003cem\u003eThe Poor Man’s Son, The Yacoubian Building, A Wall Between Two Darknesses, Abdullah’s Secrets, The Land Border and Damascus: Taste of a City\u003c\/em\u003e.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIssue 24 announces the new prize for published literary translation from Arabic into English, which will be awarded for the firs time in 2006.  The prize will be £2,000 and will be awarded to the translator of a published translation in English of a full-length, imaginative and creative Arabic work of literary merit published in the 35 years prior to submission of the translation.  Entries can have been published anywhere in the world but must be available for purchase in the U.K.  The prize has been set up by \u003cem\u003eBanipal\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine and the Banipal Trust for Arab Literature, which was founded last year to support and celebrate the publication of Arab authors in English translation and the production of live literature events in the U.K. with Arab authors.  The Patron for the first year of the Banipal Prize is \u003cstrong\u003eMohammed Ahmad Al-Sowaidi\u003c\/strong\u003e, Secretary-General of the Cultural Foundation of Abu Dhabi.  A poet and well-know patron of the arts, he explained that \"the aim of sponsoring the prize in its first year is to participate in building bridges between Arab culture and the Western reader\".    For more information email: editor@banipal.co.uk \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCover artist: Mohamed Melehi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEDITORIAL – Announcing the Banipal Translation Prize\u003cbr\u003eHanan al-Shaykh Excerpt from her novel\u003cbr\u003eHikayati Sharhun Yatool [My Story is Too Long to Tell]\u003cbr\u003eAhmed Bouzfour A short story The Ostrich Hunter\u003cbr\u003eSaadi Youssef A poem New Orleans\u003cbr\u003eMahdi Haydar Excerpt from The World of Saddam Hussein\u003cbr\u003eAroussia Naluti A short story “You taught me to love life, Father”\u003cbr\u003eLukman Derky A poem O Syria\u003cbr\u003eFadhil al-Azzawi A poem Unsuccessful Film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamar Yazbek Excerpt from Salsal [Clay]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSalwa al-Neimi A short story The Siesta\u003cbr\u003eMajid Addam From the poem On the Street, I repeat “Good Night”\u003cbr\u003eVénus Khoury-Ghata Excerpt from A House at the Edge of Tears\u003cbr\u003eAli al-Kasimi A short story Circles of Sorrow\u003cbr\u003eMonzer Masri Three Poems\u003cbr\u003eHuzamah Habayeb A short story One Afternoon\u003cbr\u003eAkl Awit Three Poems\u003cbr\u003eHaifa Bitar A short story My Name is Alaa\u003cbr\u003eSamir Naqqash A short story Tantal\u003cbr\u003eJessica Bloom on Samir Naqqash Language, Dialects and Identity\u003cbr\u003eJamila Omairah A short story Wild Mint\u003cbr\u003eJoumana Haddad A poem The Return of Lilith\u003cbr\u003eShaker Laibi Six Poems\u003cbr\u003eRachida Madani A poem from Tales from a Severed Head\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA TRAVELLING TALE\u003cbr\u003eMohamed Makhzangi Excerpt from Memories of a Meltdown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTERVIEW WITH AN EDITOR\u003cbr\u003eStefan Weidner, of Art \u0026amp; Thought\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003eJames Kirkup The Poor Man’s Son by Mouloud Feraoun\u003cbr\u003eEleanor Kilroy The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany\u003cbr\u003eHussain al-Mozany [A Wall Between Two Darknesses] by Balqis\u003cbr\u003eSharara \u0026amp; Rifat Chadirji; [Abdullah’s Secrets] by Habib Selmi\u003cbr\u003e[The Land Border] by Maysalun Hadi;\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Obank Damascus: Taste of a City\u003cbr\u003eby Marie Fadel as told to Rafik Schami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleanor Kilroy The Street Philosopher and the Holy Fool: A Syrian Journey by Marius Kociejowski","brand":"Banipal Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1040826420,"sku":"1664714615363","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/2_2_4d1ee4e5-c164-4735-b728-390c1d86212b.jpeg?v=1752237899"},{"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. 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