BANIPAL 55 - Sudanese Literature TodayWe start Banipals nineteenth year of publication with a sharp eye on the essential character of the contemporary Arab literary scene. While much of the Arab world is plunged into chaos with wars and devastation, sectarian divisions, repression and censorship, the Arab literary side of life remains essentially modernist, secular, progressive and enlightened, speaking out for the marginalised and needing to be heard across the world. In reflecting this,

by Samuel Shimon

which won the 2008 Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for its translator Fady Joudah

concluding with Lucas’ alter-ego

È fatto giorno

" - Adrian Mitchell

evangelist

Amir Tag Elsir

This collected edition commemorates the 10th anniversary of Julia Darling’s death

playwright and novelist

Ivan Bunin

It’s not just a game

It is full of insights into the stuff that cannot be taught in a conservatoire