Fêted on the literary scene, the Finnish film critic turned novelist still finds all the attention a little surreal, but that watching so many movies—and having an encouraging editor—helped her write
The award-winning writer explains how she always tries to whittle down a story to a core narrative with a knack for knowing which details to keep and which can be tossed
Al Majalla reviews the lives and careers of some of the world's most impressive writers, poets and artists who leave behind indelible cultural marks for future generations to appreciate
From past to present and future, the broad range of settings for Al Majalla's selection of books was emblematic. Meanwhile, controversy over an award-winner shows the power of the written word.
One of Islam's most influential figures is a central character in three contemporary novels, as the story of his life resonates in today's chaotic world
Al Majalla interviews the British writer who won the Booker for her novel Orbital—a story set in space that reveals much about life on Earth and how isolation can sometimes be a privilege
One of Saudi Arabia's leading voices in literary criticism and theory thinks the discipline is 'rich and dynamic' in the Arab World—and that influence from the West has its benefits
The award-winning French novelist tells Al Majalla about the inspiration behind his book, 'At Night All Blood Is Black,' and the challenges of merging fact with fiction
Israel's coalition government contains far-right parties that do not want to see an end to the bloodshed in Gaza, so it is no surprise that bombs have started falling again
As voters grow frustrated with Labour and with Conservatives consigned to the political wilderness, the man who became the face of Brexit gets a spike in the polls
The apprehending of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is the culmination of weeks of a crackdown, which appears to have been aimed at eliminating a political threat to President Erdoğan's grip on power
Picking up where he left off in his first term in office, the US president is machine-gunning the legislation, funding, and personnel aimed at tackling the planet's most existential threat
Some predict partition, others federalism or fragmentation. Amidst the competing interests of Arab states, Russia, the US, Israel, Iran, Türkiye, and Europe, Syria treads its own path