From Najwa Bin Shatwan’s ‘Tree of Soap’
Libyan writer Najwa Binshatwan’s latest novel, شجرة الصابون (Tree of Soap, Dar Arab 2026) unfolds with her signature sarcastic-surrealism. In this world, the State encourages citizens to…
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BOOK LAUNCH: NOTES FROM A LOST COUNTRY
Join us at the Arab British Centre to celebrate @sinanantoon.bsky.social latest novel. Link in bio!
We are shocked and saddened to hear of the death at just 56 of our brilliant author Marjane Satrapi.
Marjane was a shining light in the world of human rights, a brilliant artist, film-maker and writer. She was a force for good who will be much missed.
Libyan writer Najwa Binshatwan’s latest novel, شجرة الصابون (Tree of Soap, Dar Arab 2026) unfolds with her signature sarcastic-surrealism. In this world, the State encourages citizens to express themselves, ensures their participation, and provides them everything necessary to practice democracy. Nothing is forced, exactly; it’s just that absence is unwelcome and silence requires explanation.
The next Stories of Taiwan Reading Club is this Saturday afternoon! We will be reading The Butcher’s Wife by Li Ang
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Follow-up from the previous Best 100 Novels list, now with readers' input. Still a scarcity of Global South writers, though some make the cut, mostly men (Rushdie, Vikram Seth, Bolaño, Arundhati Roy, etc.)
Follow-up from the previous Best 100 Novels list, now with readers' input. Still a scarcity of Global South writers, though some make the cut, mostly men (Rushdie, Vikram Seth, Bolaño, Arundhati Roy, etc.)
New Bloom
After authors and critics chose their top 100 novels, we asked for your favourites. From Uruguay to the Isle of Skye, 3,000 readers cast their votes. Here are the titles that made your list – topped b...
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Marjane Satrapi I salute you
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After authors and critics chose their top 100 novels, we asked for your favourites. From Uruguay to the Isle of Skye, 3,000 readers cast their votes. Here are the titles that made your list – topped b...
www.theguardian.com
Remembering Dambudzo Marechera on his posthumous 74th Birthday.
Zimbabwean author, winner of 1979 Guardian Fiction Prize for The House of Hunger, first African author to win it. His legacy and writing endures and remains a strong influence for critical thinking.
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