Translations

5 entries

Shorter translations have appeared in The Common, A Public Space, Spolia, Samia Mehrez (ed.) Literary Atlas of Cairo, Literary Life of Cairo, Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference publications, The Book of Gaza (Comma Press), The Book of Khartoum (Comma Press), and 1001 Street Chairs of Cairo.

Cover of Empty Cages

2025

Empty Cages

Hoopoe

Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature. Forthcoming May 2025.

translationEgyptian literatureNaguib Mahfouz Medal
Publisher
Cover of The Doves' Necklace

2016

The Doves' Necklace

Overlook Press (US) / Duckworth (UK)

Winner of the 2017 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation (tied for 1st place).

translationSaudi literatureSheikh Hamad Award
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Cover of Sarmada

2011

Sarmada

Swallow Editions (UK) / Interlink (US)

"[...] the gem of the Arabic literature of dissent." — The New Yorker

translationSyrian literaturemagical realism
Publisher
Cover of The Hashish Waiter

2011

The Hashish Waiter

The American University in Cairo Press

A zesty translation of Khairy Shalaby's exploration of Cairo's hashish underworld.

translationEgyptian literature
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Cover of Cairo Swan Song

2011

Cairo Swan Song

AUC Press / Arabia Books

A mirror to something very real about the line between art, charity, and profiting off other people's exotic misery.

translationEgyptian literature