Books
State-run authority releases a book on Jews in Egyptian Cinema
November 21, 2013
State-run authority releases a book on Jews in Egyptian Cinema
The state-owned General Authority for Cultural Palaces has recently released the book “Jews and cinema in Egypt and the Arab…
‘The Luminaries’ claims Man Booker Prize
October 23, 2013
‘The Luminaries’ claims Man Booker Prize
Literary circles in London are praising ‘The Luminaries’, a stunning novel that has won the ‘Man Booker Prize’, the highest…
A Dictionary of the Revolution: a popular documentation
September 24, 2013
A Dictionary of the Revolution: a popular documentation
Writer Amira Hanafy is currently working on a “popular” dictionary to document the Egyptian revolution. “A Dictionary of the Revolution” aims…
Rare “Harry Potter” first edition fetches record auction price
May 22, 2013
Rare “Harry Potter” first edition fetches record auction price
A unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" annotated by author J.K. Rowling has sold for a…
‘Dogs Don’t Eat Chocolate’ offers little beyond catchy name
April 22, 2013
‘Dogs Don’t Eat Chocolate’ offers little beyond catchy name
Only a few months after the launch of “The Time of Beautiful Melancholy,” author Omar Taher graced his avid readers with…
Putting together pieces of Egypt’s militarized past
March 31, 2013
Putting together pieces of Egypt’s militarized past
One might not agree with Hazem Kandil’s “Soldiers, Spies and Statesmen: Egypt’s Road to Revolt” that the competing roles of…
Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim has too many stories to tell
March 24, 2013
Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim has too many stories to tell
In Hassan Blasim’s “The Song of the Goats,” hundreds of Iraqis “were waiting in queues to tell their stories. The…
Chinua Achebe, grandfather of African literature, dies at 82
March 22, 2013
Chinua Achebe, grandfather of African literature, dies at 82
Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe, widely seen as a grandfather of modern African literature, has died at the age…
Artists and writers search for a common street in Iraq
March 19, 2013
Artists and writers search for a common street in Iraq
Baghdad’s Al-Mutanabbi Street is perhaps the longest-lived book-selling neighborhood in the world. According to scholar Muhsin al-Musawi, the current bookshops…