Tag: Banipal

In the Running for the 2015 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation

via the always excellent Arabic literature (in English) & the amazing… … MLYNXQUALEY on AUGUST 1, 2015 • ( 0 ) There are twenty-five translators and twenty-nine books in the running for the 2015 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literarary Translation, a prize that celebrates Arabic literature published in English translation and available for sale in the UK: The other major prize focused on Arabic literature in translation is the Arkansas … Read more In the Running for the 2015 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation

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Mohammed Bennis Interview

The excellent BANIPAL magazine has just published a solid interview with Moroccan poet Mohammed Bennis conducted by Camilo Gomez-Rivas. Opening paras below. You can access the whole piece here. Mohammed Bennis lives for literature, and for poetry in particular. Camilo Gomez-Rivas introduces this influential Moroccan literary figure and poet, with an in-depth interview and translations from two of his most important poetry collections. The semantic shifts one encounters in a single … Read more Mohammed Bennis Interview

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