{"title":"Kadhim al-Hallaq","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"banipal-magazine-issue-19","title":"Banipal Magazine - Issue 19","description":"\u003cb\u003e Banipal \u003c\/b\u003e takes its name from Ashurbanipal, last great King of Assyria and patron of the arts, whose outstanding achievement was to assemble in Nineveh, from all over his empire, the first systematically organised library in the ancient Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS:  Feature on Araqi authors; Tribute to Abdelrahman Munif (1933-2004); Tribute to Mohamed Choukri (1935 - 2003); a selection of profiles, poems and short stories; one novel excerpt and book reviews.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRIBUTE to Abdelrahman Munif (1933-2004)\u003cbr\u003efrom Banipal, Abdo Wazen, Abdu Khal,\u003cbr\u003eAbdallah al-Ghathami, Sa’ad al-Bazei, Gamal el-Ghitani\u003cbr\u003eand Ibrahim Abdel Meguid. Interview by Eskandar Habache\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRIBUTE to Mohamed Choukri (1935-2003)\u003cbr\u003ewith photographs from his life with writers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEDITORIAL\u003cbr\u003eMohammed Bennis – Profile \u0026amp; Poems\u003cbr\u003eJames Kirkup – letter to Mohammed Bennis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGhalia Kabbani A short story Dreams of a Well-Bred Girl\u003cbr\u003eAbdo Wazen Selected Poems\u003cbr\u003eZahir al-Ghafri Selected Poems\u003cbr\u003eMohammed Sof A short story A Very Marginal Man\u003cbr\u003eJoumana Haddad Five Poems\u003cbr\u003eLatifa Baqa – short story Bad Soup!\u003cbr\u003eEbrahim al-Khaldi Two poems\u003cbr\u003eZiad Khaddash A short story The Absence of a Sister\u003cbr\u003eYoussef al-Mohemeed Three Poems\u003cbr\u003eAhmad Nuaimi A short story The Dictator’s Delicacy\u003cbr\u003eHassan Nasr Four Very Short Stories\u003cbr\u003eMarwan Ali A poem\u003cbr\u003eMohja Kahf Two poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFEATURE ON IRAQI AUTHORS – part 3\u003cbr\u003eFawzi Karim Selected Poems, introduced by Saadi Simawe\u003cbr\u003eKadhim Jihad Essay The Iraqi landscape in the early poems of Badr Shakir al-Sayyab\u003cbr\u003eLutfiyya al-Dulaimi A short story What the Storytellers Did not Tell\u003cbr\u003eGolala Nouri Three Poems\u003cbr\u003eNajim A Mustafa – Tales from Three Bags of Raisins\u003cbr\u003eKadhim al-Hallaq Three Short Stories\u003cbr\u003eAbid Jaafar A short story A Maze of a House\u003cbr\u003eMahmoud Sa’id A short story Bitter Morning\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Shimon Two Poems\u003cbr\u003eSalima Saleh Short story Those Boys\u003cbr\u003eSinan Antoon – Excerpt from novel Diacritics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003eRichard McKane Miracle Maker, selected poems of Fadhil al-Azzawi\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Obank Adama by Turki al-Hamad\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Thwaite Zodiac of Echoes by Khaled Mattawa\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Obank The World’s Embrace by Abdellatif Laâbi\u003cbr\u003eJames Kirkup Continent de douleurs by Fawzi Karim\u003cbr\u003eSusannah Tarbush Fatma by Raja Alem\u003cbr\u003eJames Howarth The Bleeding of the Stone by Ibrahim al-Koni\u003cbr\u003eand Saeed the Pessoptimist by Emile Habiby\u003cbr\u003eShakir Mustafa Where the Rivers Meet by Herbert Mason\u003cbr\u003eMona Zaki Qawarib Jabaliyyah by Wajdi al-Ahdal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLITERARY INFLUENCES\u003cbr\u003eHassouna Mosbahi James Joyce in Tunisia\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Banipal Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1040829456,"sku":"1368914615363","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/2_2_21d1719f-be0c-47f4-9e54-b7c1026ae578.jpeg?v=1752237895"},{"product_id":"banipal-38-arab-american-authors","title":"Banipal 38 – Arab American Authors","description":"Banipal 38 presents over 150 pages of works of poetry, fiction and memoir by 29 writers from the USA and Canada of Arab origin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir literature is already a subject for university study and although we were wary about using such a label of “hyphenated” identification, the increasingly significant contribution to American and world literature being made by the growing numbers of Arab American authors meant it was high time to focus on their work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this issue – rich new works that are global in impact and offer fresh, sensitive and astute perspectives on the human condition in today’s difficult world. Literature expresses a country’s soul, but the writings of these Arab American authors express both a past and a future world – not one country. Theirs are voices for the 21st century, putting their stamp on multi-heritage, embracing head-on apparent cultural conundrums, voices both irreverent and responsible, deconstructing and satirising the ironies of prejudice.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBanipal 38 also celebrates the flourishing modernist poetry movement in the United Arab Emirates, with works by four of the most important voices on the UAE poetry scene, \u003cb\u003eAhmed Rashid Thani\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNujoom Al-Ghanem\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKhalid Albudoor\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKhulood Al Mu’alla\u003c\/b\u003e, the latter three of whom held the first UK poetry readings of Emirati modernist poetry at the 2010 Ledbury Poetry Festival and at London’s South Bank Centre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus two of the most talented young Arab authors today: \u003cb\u003eYoussef Rakha\u003c\/b\u003e from Cairo takes readers on a trip to the Rafah border with Gaza; \u003cb\u003eHassan Abdulrazzak\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the successful play \u003ci\u003eBaghdad Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, with a hilariously intriguing monologue about the Israeli Wall.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePlus 27 pages of book reviews and a six-page photo-report of the recent RAWI conference.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Banipal Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1040837032,"sku":"2206414615363","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/2_2_331188a6-50bb-46f0-8d91-53a93f6539d2.jpeg?v=1752237881"},{"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\/kadhim-al-hallaq\/saadi-simawe.oembed","provider":"Inpress Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}