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INTRODUCTION By M Lynx Qualey
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FEATURES
Dear Tayeb Salih, By Sofia Samatar
Drawing the Bilingual Piano: A Talk with Zeina Abirached By Olivia Snaije In the Beginning, in Kairouan Hanan Natour talks with Munsif al-Wahaybi
Translators' Café: How to Start Translating Dima Ayoub & maia tabet
Portrait: ‘When Darkness Falls’ By Balkis Sharara translated by Hend Saeed
#LiteraryPlaylist: Mood Music for the Apocalypse By David Kanbergs
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POETRY & LYRICS
Dragonflies By Asmaa Azaizeh translated by Yasmine Seale, Nisrine Mbarki, and Maïté Graisse
Normal Life By Rasha Omran translated by Phoebe Bay Carter
Autumn of Freedom By Sania Saleh translated by Marilyn Hacker
Crossroads By Wadie Saadeh translated by Suneela Mubayi
Resection By Aya Nabih translated by Sara Elkamel
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SHORT FICTION
The Flower By Zakaria Tamer translated by Marilyn Hacker
It’s Getting Very Hot Part One: Time to Die, Or Go to Prison By Stella Gaitano translated by Anthony Calderbank
ArabLit Story Prize
Our Story By Mohammed Abdelnabi translated by Robin Moger
The Boa By Raja Alem translated by Rana Ghuloom
How to Swim the Backstroke with a Shilka Missile By Rasha Abbas translated by Fatima El-Kalay page
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Dragonflies By Asmaa Azaizeh translated by Yasmine Seale, Nisrine Mbarki, and Maïté Graisse
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