{"title":"Lukman Derky","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-no-31","title":"Banipal Magazine – Issue No 31","description":"Arab literature in translation, that’s Banipal – but not only presenting more and more interesting authors in the magazine, also looking at new opportunities for development that will encourage a new generation of literary translators, that will give publishers the chance to publish, and readers to read, as well as researching new funding possibilities, and looking at how to make sure the magazine, and then the books, can reach readers, wherever they are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Spring Banipal highlights some of the numerous events already this year which focus on literature from the Arab world, such as the new International Prize for Arabic Fiction, the launch of Arabia Books, and Banipal itself winning the UK Incwriters 2008 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Literature (Magazines) – an immensely proud moment being “recognised, selected and celebrated by our peers in literature in the UK”. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis issue pays tribute to publisher Suhail Idriss, founder of Al-Adab publishing house, and to pioneer Iraqi author Fuad al-Takarli. A new departure for Banipal is a dialogue from \u003ci\u003eThe Visitor\u003c\/i\u003e, an enthralling, and fast-moving playscript by Lebanese poet, translator and author Paul Chaoul. There’s a moving testimony by the late Egyptian author Osama Dinassouri from his posthumously published memoir, and searing short story from \u003ci\u003eDafur\u003c\/i\u003e by Sudanese author Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBanipal 31 presents the first of a three-part series on Syrian literature. There's fiction from: Zakaria Tamer, with selected stories from a new collection \u003ci\u003eBreaking Knees\u003c\/i\u003e, Rafik Schami, with an excerpt from his latest work \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, Khaled Khalifa, short-listed for the “Arab Booker” for his novel \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of Hatred\u003c\/i\u003e, also a chapter from a new novel by Khalil Suwailih, and three short stories from Nihad Sirees, Dima Wannous and Manhal Sarraj. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poets in the issue are the late Mohammad al-Maghut, from four poets who will visit the UK in July – Lukman Derky, Monzer Masri, Hala Mohammad and Rasha Omran. In addition we feature poets Lina Tibi, Nazih Abu Afach, Abed Ismael, Rima Buaini, Saleh Diab and Jackleen Salam. This first part concludes with a tale of walking through Rome by surgeon\/author Khalil al-Neimi. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook reviews include Hisham Sharabi’s memoir \u003ci\u003eEmbers and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e, Diane Abu-Jaber’s \u003ci\u003eOrigin, Dissident Syria\u003c\/i\u003e by miriam cooke, Yousef al-Mohaimeed’s \u003ci\u003eWolves of the Crescent Moon, Outcast\u003c\/i\u003e by Shimon Ballas, \u003ci\u003eInside the Night\u003c\/i\u003e by Ibrahim Nasrallah and \u003ci\u003eNaguib Mahfouz\u003c\/i\u003e by Rasheed el-Enany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cover artist is Mehdi Qotbi from Morocco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEDITORIAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Chaoul – Excerpt from the play The Visitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbdelaziz Baraka Sakin – A short story The Music of Bones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOsama Dinassouri – Excerpt from My Decrepit Dog, My Darling Dog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRIBUTE\u003cbr\u003eSuhail Idriss 1925 – 19 February 2008\u003cbr\u003eFounder Dar Al-Adab publishing house\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFEATURE ON SYRIAN LITERATURE\u003cbr\u003ePART 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKhaled Khalifa – Excerpt from the novel In Praise of Hatred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMohammad al-Maghut – Five Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDima Wannous – A short story Sahar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLukman Derky – Sixteen Poems\u003cbr\u003ePerforming and in Conversation at Ledbury and London Review Bookshop see events for all details\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLina Tibi – Eight Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKhalil Suwailih – Excerpt from the novel Zuhur, Sarah and Nariman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaleh Diab – Six Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZakaria Tamer – Stories from his new collection Breaking Knees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJackleen Salam – Two Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNihad Sirees – A short story Thinking of Naima\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNazih Abu Afach – Seven Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRima Buaini – Two Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbed Ismael – Selected poems from Voices\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManhal Sarraj – A short story For the First Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRasha Omran – Two Poems\u003cbr\u003ePerforming and in Conversation at Ledbury and London Review Bookshop see events for all details\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonzer Masri – Three Poems\u003cbr\u003ePerforming and in Conversation at Ledbury and London Review Bookshop see events for all details\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHala Mohammad – Poems from As if I’m knocking on my door\u003cbr\u003ePerforming and in Conversation at Ledbury and London Review Bookshop see events for all details\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRafik Schami – Excerpt from the novel The Dark Side of Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA TRAVELLING TALE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKhalil al-Neimi – Rome in the Rain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRIBUTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFuad al-Takarli, 1927 – 11 February 2008\u003cbr\u003ePioneering Iraqi author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBassam K Frangieh Embers and Ashes by Hisham Sharabi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTarek el-Ariss Origin by Diane Abu-Jaber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Clark Dissident Syria by miriam cooke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZuzana Kratka Wolves of the Crescent Moon by Youssef al-Mohaimeed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJudith Kazantzis Outcast by Shimon Ballas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusannah Tarbush Inside the Night by Ibrahim Nasrallah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Obank Naguib Mahfouz by Rasheed el-Enany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll these book reviews can be read online. 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