{"title":"Margaret Obank","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-29","title":"Banipal Magazine - Issue 29","description":"\u003ci\u003eBanipal 29\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with Summer reading, excerpts of novels, features and photo-reports. We pay tribute to the late Iraqi poet \u003cb\u003eNazik al-Malaika\u003c\/b\u003e who revolutionised modern Arabic poetry, and to Moroccan author \u003cb\u003eDriss Chraïbi\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe issue opens with an excerpt from \u003cb\u003eHassan Daoud’s\u003c\/b\u003e novel \u003ci\u003eYear of the Revolutionary New Bread-Making Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, due out in October, his second in English translation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalih Altoma\u003c\/b\u003e introduces a major feature on the pioneer Iraqi novelist \u003cb\u003eGhaib Tu‘ma Farman\u003c\/b\u003e, with excerpts from two of his novels, \u003ci\u003eFive Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr Ma'ruf's Woes\u003c\/i\u003e – the first time his work has been translated into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Literary Influences column charts the journey of Palestinian writer, scholar and translator \u003cb\u003eIssa J Boullata\u003c\/b\u003e, while Moroccan poet and literator \u003cb\u003eMohammed Bennis\u003c\/b\u003e is featured in an in-depth interview and poetry in translation by \u003cb\u003eCamilo Gomez-Rivas\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovelists include Saudi Arabian \u003cb\u003eYousef al-Mohaimeed\u003c\/b\u003e with an excerpt from his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Bottle\u003c\/i\u003e.  Lebanese-Palestinian \u003cb\u003eNabil Abu Hamad\u003c\/b\u003e with an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eThe Cripple\u003c\/i\u003e, Lebanese \u003cb\u003eAbbas Beydoun\u003c\/b\u003e with an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eBlood Test\u003c\/i\u003e, and Iraqi \u003cb\u003eDuna Ghali\u003c\/b\u003e with an excerpt from her novel \u003ci\u003eWhen the Scent Awakens\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoems in translation are from \u003cb\u003eSargon Boulus, Issa Makhlouf, D H Melhem, Amira Abul Husn, Salah al-Hamdani\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSinan Antoon\u003c\/b\u003e.  Just one short story in this issue from \u003cb\u003eWafa Malih\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompleting the issue are Book Reviews, an extensive Books in Brief section, plus photo-reports including the RAWI Arab-American Writers Conference; Banipal’s New York reading for Lebanese poets; and Banipal’s visit to the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditorial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNazik al-Malaika (23 August 1923 – 20 June 2007) – A Tribute\u003cbr\u003eHassan Daoud – Excerpt from the novel Year of the Revolutionary New Bread-Making Machine\u003cbr\u003eSargon Boulus – Eight Poems\u003cbr\u003eYousef al-Mohaimeed – Excerpt from a new novel The Bottle\u003cbr\u003eIssa Makhlouf – Selected Poems\u003cbr\u003eD H Melhem – Two Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Influences\u003cbr\u003eIssa J Boullata – Books and I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeature on pioneer Iraqi novelist Ghaib Tu‘ma Farman\u003cbr\u003eSalih Altoma – Introduction\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from the novel Five Voices [Khamsat Aswat]\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from Mr Ma‘ruf’s Woes [Alaam al-Sayyid Ma‘ruf]\u003cbr\u003eWilliam M Hutchins Introduction to Mr Ma‘ruf’s Woes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNabil Abu Hamad – Excerpt from the novel The Cripple\u003cbr\u003eAbbas Beydoun – Excerpt from the novel Blood Test\u003cbr\u003eDuna Ghali – Excerpt from the novel When the Scent Awakens\u003cbr\u003eAmira Abul Husn – Fifteen Poems\u003cbr\u003eSalah al-Hamdani – Six Poems\u003cbr\u003eSinan Antoon – A Poem Necropolis\u003cbr\u003eWafa Malih – A short story NO!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeature on Mohammed Bennis\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction and interview by Camilo Gomez-Rivas\u003cbr\u003ePoems from the collections Gift of the Void and Over There You Stay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDriss Chraïbi (1926 – 1 April 2007) – A Tribute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Reviews\u003cbr\u003eMona Zaki Thieves in Retirement by Hamdi Abu Golayyel\u003cbr\u003ePeter Clark My Name is Salma by Fadia Faqir\u003cbr\u003eJudith Kazantzis I‘jaam – An Iraqi Rhapsody by Sinan Antoon\u003cbr\u003eTarek el-Ariss The Illusion of Return by Samir el-Youssef\u003cbr\u003eZuzana Kratka Cairo Stories by Anne-Marie Drosso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooks in Brief\u003cbr\u003eNew editions of Nawal el Saadawi’s The Hidden Face of Eve, God Dies by the Nile and Woman at Point Zero; Tales of Juha: Classic Arab Folk Humour; Distant Train by Ibrahim Abdel Megid; The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction, edited by Denys Johnson-Davies; Learning English by Rachid al-Daif translated by Paula and Adnan Haydar; The Journals of Sarab Affan by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra translated by Ghassan Nasr; Streetwise by Mohamed Choukri; Pyramid Texts by Gamal al-Ghitani translated by Humphrey Davies; The Last of the Angels by Fadhil al-Azzawi translated by William M Hutchins; Maryam’s Maze by Mansoura Ez-Eldin trans. Paul Starkey; Wolves of the Crescent Moon by Yousef el-Mohaimed, trans Anthony Calderbank; Women on a Journey between Baghdad and London by Haifa Zangana, translated by Judy Cumberbatch; Being Abbas el Abd by Ahmed Alaidy trans. 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Little known in the West, al-Maghut was almost a household name in the Arab world, the influence of his innovative and lyrical poetic style (in just three collections) on generations of Arab poets since the late 1960s having been phenomenal. We were sad also to announce the death on 14 March 2006 of the pioneering Iraqi author \u003cstrong\u003eMahdi Issa al-Saqr\u003c\/strong\u003e, who had remained in Iraq throughout the Saddam era, continuing to write, but secluding his works from both the eyes of the censor and any readers. He died just three weeks after his novel \u003cem\u003eBeit ala Nahr Dijla [House on the Tigris]\u003c\/em\u003e, written in 1992, was published.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanipal 25\u003c\/strong\u003e presents works by two prominent Libyan authors – the novelist \u003cstrong\u003eIbrahim al-Koni\u003c\/strong\u003e with an excerpt from the intriguing and challenging desert narrative \u003cem\u003eThe Seven Veils of Seth\u003c\/em\u003e, while poet and translator \u003cstrong\u003eKhaled Mattawa\u003c\/strong\u003e writes about the books and authors that have had an influential impact on his life in the regular column LITERARY INFUENCES, intriguing us with Russell Banks, Thomas Hardy and writing in an adopted language.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe major feature of the issue, 100 pages in length, is on the New Writing in Egypt, and features 19 young fiction writers and poets. Introducing the feature, Marie-Thérèse Abdel-Messih describes how the young generation of authors  \u003cem\u003e“capture the dispersed, the elusive and the contingent that constitute the every day”\u003c\/em\u003e. . . thereby \u003cem\u003e“debunking the heroic self”\u003c\/em\u003e of previous generations. The angry young cosmopolitan men and women in today’s Egypt are impatient for change and for recognition of the stamp of individuality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a freshness and matter-of-fact vitality in the air from all the authors, who include Hamdy Abowgliel with an excerpt from his novel \u003cem\u003eThieves in Retirement\u003c\/em\u003e, the poet Iman Mersal who lives in Canada, dentist-cum-novelist Alaa al-Aswany  (who authored the best-selling \u003cem\u003eThe Yacoubian Building\u003c\/em\u003e), Mansoura Ez-Eldin (one of four young Arab authors on the Banipal Live UK tour this August), prize-winning young author Haytham al-Wardany, and Ahmed Alaidy with his novel \u003cem\u003eBeing Abbas el Abd\u003c\/em\u003e, plus works by other young poets and writers, and a TRAVELLING TALE from writer and translator Waiel Ashry in the USA \u003cem\u003eGoing to Williamsburg\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside the feature is a tribute translation of the late Mohammed Mustagab’s true account and fictional story of meeting a hired killer, introduced by Banipal’s consulting editor Mona Zaki.  Jane Spender, Editor of PEN International, in the regular feature INTERVIEW WITH AN EDITOR, talks about the magazine and how PEN is working for greater connections with the Arab world.   \t \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCover artist: Mai Refky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEDITORIAL\u003cbr\u003eTribute to Mohammad al-Maghut (1934-2006)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIbrahim al-Koni \"The Visitor\"\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from the novel Al-Bahth An al-Makan al-Da’i\u003cbr\u003e[The Seven Veils of Seth]\u003cbr\u003eHartmut Fähndrich on al-Koni The Desert – our Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLITERARY INFLUENCES\u003cbr\u003eKhaled Mattawa The Relation of my Influences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFEATURE ON NEW WRITING IN EGYPT\u003cbr\u003eIntroduced by Marie-Thérèse Abdel-Messih Debunking the Heroic Self\u003cbr\u003eHamdy Abowgliel Excerpts from Thieves in Retirement\u003cbr\u003eIman Mersal Poems\u003cbr\u003eAlaa al-Aswany Two short stories\u003cbr\u003eMansoura Ez-Eldin Excerpt from Maryam’s Maze\u003cbr\u003eIbrahim Farghali A short story\u003cbr\u003eIndependent Egyptian publisher wins International Award\u003cbr\u003eFatima Naoot Two Poems\u003cbr\u003eMontasser El-Qaffash Excerpt from the novel To See Now\u003cbr\u003eZahra Yusri A Poem It’s Night\u003cbr\u003eNagat Ali Two Poems\u003cbr\u003eAhmed Alaidy Excerpt from Being Abbas el Abd\u003cbr\u003eEmad Abu Saleh Two poems\u003cbr\u003eHaytham al-Wardany Two short stories\u003cbr\u003eRana al-Tonsi Poems from A Rose for the Last Days\u003cbr\u003eSafaa Ennagar A short story Amoeba\u003cbr\u003eTamer Fathy Three Poems\u003cbr\u003eAshraf Abdelshafy Two short stories\u003cbr\u003eEmad Fouad A Poem\u003cbr\u003eYasser Abd el-Hafez Excerpt from On the Occasion of Life\u003cbr\u003eSawiris Fiction Prizes for Egyptian Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA TRAVELLING TALE\u003cbr\u003eWaiel Ashry Going to Williamsburg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMohammed Mustagab (d. 2005)\u003cbr\u003eA story The Hired Killer and a true account Ola the Hit Man\u003cbr\u003ewith introduction by Mona Zaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTERVIEW WITH AN EDITOR\u003cbr\u003eJane Spender, PEN International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003ePeter Clark Memories in Translation by Denys Johnson-Davies\u003cbr\u003eSophie Richter-Devroe Die Reise des Granadiniers by Rabee Jaber\u003cbr\u003eTarek al-Ariss Gate of the Sun by Elias Khoury\u003cbr\u003eStephen Watts Here and There: a Selection of Poems by Basim Furat\u003cbr\u003eMona Zaki I Loved You for your Voice by Sélim Nassib\u003cbr\u003eChawki Bazih Cabaret Su’ad by Mohammed Suwaid\u003cbr\u003eLulu Norman Le Diamantaire by Yasmine Khlat\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Obank Yasser Arafat Looked at Me and Smiled by Yussef Bazzi ","brand":"Banipal Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1040826948,"sku":"1788614615363","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/2_2_392ff446-20f1-403c-9f12-4a67be5949ac.jpeg?v=1752237898"},{"product_id":"banipal-magazine-issue-33","title":"Banipal Magazine - Issue 33","description":"Banipal 33\u003cbr\u003eAutumn\/Winter 2008 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Let us go, you and I, on two paths: You, to a second life, promised to you by language in a reader who might survive the fall of a comet on earth. I, to a rendezvous I postponed more than once, with a death I promised a glass of red wine in a poem.”\u003c\/i\u003e — Mahmoud Darwish \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe issue opens with a major 70-page feature on the life and legacy of \u003cb\u003eMahmoud Darwish\u003c\/b\u003e. It includes articles, tributes, poems and many photographs of the great Palestinian and world poet, who passed away on Saturday 9 August following complications after major heart surgery in Houston, Texas, at the age of 67. “Darwish left behind,” writes Sinan Antoon, “an entire continent of poems whispering and singing inside Arabic and calling on us to reacquaint ourselves with its topography.” There are poems from Mahmoud Darwish’s last collection, translated by Catherine Cobham, to be published by Saqi Books next year as \u003ci\u003eIf I Were a Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and a long poem, written earlier this year \u003ci\u003eAt the Station of a Train which Fell Off the Map\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by Sinan Antoon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFellow poets, and writers from around the world contribute their feelings on his passing, including Saadi Yousef, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Denys Johnson Davies, Wole Soyinka, Mark Strand, Abdo Wazen, Kadhim Jihad Hassan, Alberto Manguel, Amjad Nasser, Marie-Thérèse Abdel-Messih, Giuseppe Goffredo, Fadhil al-Azzawi, Judith Kazantzis, Thomas Høegh, Peter Clark, Clara Janès, Gaber Asfour, Bernard Noël, Mohammed Bennis, Naomi Shihab Nye, Stephen Watts, Qassim Haddad, Saif al-Rahbi, Issa J Boullata, Taha Adnan, and Mahmoud Shukair. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe feature includes rare photographs of Mahmoud Darwish taken in the last months of his life as he worked with Arts Alliance Productions on their film project \u003ci\u003eIdentity of the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e which screened open-air shows to packed audiences in Palestine in October.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 3 of our series on \u003cb\u003eContemporary Syrian Literature\u003c\/b\u003e opens with poems by Adonis, selected from \u003ci\u003eMihyar of Damascus: His Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, a new volume in translation from BOA Editions. There is also fiction from Fawwaz Haddad, who is long-listed for the 2008-09 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, from Khalil al-Neimi’s  intriguing novel, \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of Deserting\u003c\/i\u003e, with short stories from Ibrahim Samuel and Gladys Matar, and poems from Hussein Bin Hamza.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBanipal 33\u003c\/i\u003e includes many book reviews to whet readers’ appetites. They include \u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly’s Burden,\u003c\/i\u003e by Mahmoud Darwish, which won the 2008 Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for its translator Fady Joudah, as well as a review of his own award-winning poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Earth in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e. 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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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We dedicate our major feature on Lebanese poetry to her memory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLebanese poets occupy an extremely important place in the Arab poetry scene, both contemporaneously and historically; this feature presents selected works by 32 poets celebrating, at the same time, the 50 years’ anniversary of the first issue of the revolutionary \u003ci\u003eShi’r\u003c\/i\u003e poetry magazine. Among the poets are those well-known outside the Arab world such as Ounsi el-Hage, Vénus Khoury-Ghata, Abbas Beydoun, Abdo Wazen, Paul Chaoul and Salah Stétié, and many others who hopefully soon will be.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiction writers from Egypt, Iraq and Kuwait begin the issue. In Gamal el-Ghitani’s modernist masterpiece \u003ci\u003ePyramid Texts\u003c\/i\u003e, being published by AUC Press, the enigmatic power of the pyramids is skilfully interwoven with threads of Islamic history and Sufi mysticism in a quest for wisdom and enlightenment. Miral al-Tahawy’s latest novel \u003ci\u003eGazelle Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling first-person narration that unravels unexpected stories from an old family photograph; Fadhil al-Azzawi’s novel set in an Iraqi jail, \u003ci\u003eCell Block 5\u003c\/i\u003e, and reprinted in 2000, was made into a film in Syria. The narrator in Taleb Alrefai’s novel \u003ci\u003eSamar’s Words\u003c\/i\u003e is a young Kuwaiti woman, trapped and frustrated by society’s traditional ways. We look forward to seeing the latter three fully published in English. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe TRAVELLING TALE is a thoughtful walk around the pyramids by Lebanese poet, writer and cultural advisor Issa Makhlouf. 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Frangieh: The Last Exile of Abdul Wahab al-Bayati \u003cbr\u003eKareem Abed: Poems \u003cbr\u003eOunsi el-Hage: Last stanzas of The Messenger with her Hair Long to the Springs \u003cbr\u003eSaadia Mufarreh: Poems \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK REVIEWS \u003cbr\u003eMargaret Obank: Ports of Call by Amin Maalouf \u003cbr\u003eJames Kirkup: Arab authors published in French \u003cbr\u003eSamir el-Youssef: The Hill of Gypsies and other stories by Said al-Kafrawi \u003cbr\u003eSusannah Tarbush: The Tent by Miral al-Tahawy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEVENTS \u003cbr\u003eAlgiers: Arab Study Days of Literature and Poetry \u003cbr\u003eCopenhagen: Arab-Danish Cultural Festival","brand":"Banipal Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1040836048,"sku":"2007314615363","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/2_2_16c2f07f-e69f-4675-98c8-eb84d1b193c2.jpeg?v=1752237883"},{"product_id":"banipal-magazine-issue-10-11-double","title":"Banipal Magazine - Issue 10 \u0026 11 (Double)","description":"Nos.  10\/11 Spring 2001\/ Summer 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e22-page feature, with appreciations, profiles and poems, on Moroccan poet Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine. Interviews with author Tayeb Salih and poet Abbas Beydhoun. Poems by Adonis, Etel Adnan and 11 others. 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He speaks at length about al-Sayyab and the poets he loves and it was with difficulty that I persuaded him to talk about himself, he is such a modest man.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIraq is the home of modernity in Arab poetry and Saadi Youssef is indeed a rightful inheritor of this unique heritage, and more; through his experimentation and his continual \"learning\" from other literatures he is extending this heritage.  His translator, \u003cem\u003e Khaled Mattawa\u003c\/em\u003e once remarked how rare it was \"to see a poet growing in experimentation as he grows in age\".  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has lived nearly half his life outside Iraq, but rejects the label of exile in favour of resident of the world, which allows him the independence of mind he requires for writing freely.  Since the mid-1970s Saadi Youssef has been, and still is, hugely influential among younger generations of Arab poets through his way of writing, and as a man with a life-long commitment to justice and human rights.  He is a \"poet of universality and multiple open visions\" noted Lebanese poet \u003cem\u003eAbbas Beydhoun\u003c\/em\u003e, \"enabling us to discover the poetics of the real world\".  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the last fifty years he has published 32 collections of his own poems and translated many works of major international poets and fiction writers.  Now, with the publication of \u003cstrong\u003eWithout an Alphabet, Without a Face\u003c\/strong\u003e, his first major collection in English, translated by \u003cem\u003e Khaled Mattawa\u003c\/em\u003e (Greywolf Press, 2002) English-language readers can get to know \u003cem\u003eSaadi Youssef\u003c\/em\u003e themselves.  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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"},{"product_id":"banipal-magazine-issue-5","title":"Banipal Magazine - Issue 5","description":"Major 41-page feature on contemporary Moroccan literature with 20 authors.  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