Nomadics

October 19, 2015

Gamal al-Ghitani (1945-2015)

Towering Egyptian Novelist and Cultural Critic, Gamal al-Ghitani, Dies at Age 70 BY MLYNXQUALEY on OCTOBER 18, 2015 • ( 3 ) Acclaimed Egyptian novelist and journalist Gamal al-Ghitani has died in a Cairo military...

Israel / Palestine

October 17, 2015

Uri Avnery: The Settlers’ Prussia

October 17, 2015 ISRAELI DEMOCRACY is sliding downwards. Sliding slowly, comfortably, but unmistakably. Sliding where? Everybody knows that: towards an ultra-nationalist, racist, religious society. Who is leading the ride? Why, the government, of course....

Live Reading / Man-made Disaster / Poetry / Theater

October 15, 2015

The Gulf in Luxembourg

Auteur : Pierre Joris Musique : Composers: Gene Coleman, Chris Jonas & Gabriel Jackson. Choir Director: Jeff Mack Avec : with Pierre Joris and The Duke’s Singers Une production : Théâtre National du Luxembourg...

Poetics / Poetry / Prose / Theater / Translation

October 12, 2015

Poetry and theater: PJ as Poet-in-residence

by Florent Toniello | 2015-10-08 | Kultur in Woxx: He’s a successful Luxembourgish writer who chose already decades ago to live his dream abroad and write in English. Meet Pierre Joris, artist-in-residence this season at...

Israel / Palestine

October 10, 2015

Uri Avnery on Mahmoud Abbas

October 10, 2015 Leader without Glory I FIRST met Mahmoud Abbas in Tunis at the beginning of 1983. I knew that he was responsible for the Israel desk in the...

Art Exhibition

October 9, 2015

New Irving Petlin Show in Paris

Last night Nicole & I were at the vernissage /opening of an exhibition of new paintings (pastels and oils) by Irving Petlin, one of our absolutely favorite workers in the field of visual arts...

Uncategorized

October 8, 2015

Why Algerian Novelist Boualem Sansal’s ‘2084’ is a Sensation in France

via the excellent Arabic Literature (in English): BY MLYNXQUALEY on OCTOBER 6, 2015 • ( 0 ) Boualem Sansal’s 2084 has become a sensation in France, where it made the longlist for every one of country’s...

Criticism / Essays / Language / Literature / Philosophy / Poetry / Translation

October 6, 2015

Joris on Celan & Witnessing @ ENS

Open & free to the public Monday, 12 October, 11a.m. to 1p.m. Salle Beckett Ecole Normale Supérieure 45 Rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris

Anthology / Books / Translation

October 3, 2015

CMP’s Great Jean-Luc Godard Project

Godard, Phrases from Giovanni Piacenza on Vimeo. To raise funds to complete a Jean-Luc Godard publication to be translated by Stuart Kendall. Contra Mundum Film New York, New York United States 1 Team Member...

Middle East / Minority Literature / Poetry / Poets / Translator

September 30, 2015

Five Palestinian Poets in Paris

‘Interludes Poétiques de Palestine’: via the always excellent Arab Literature in English) BY MLYNXQUALEY on SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 • ( 1 ) Palestinian poet and publisher Ashraf Zaghal was in Paris for the “Interludes Poetiques...