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In his award-winning novel 'Haha... Cough Cough... I Miraculously Survived,' six narrators give different yet intersecting accounts of Sudan's nightmarish conflict

The Moroccan scholar has just won another award for his latest book. He spoke to Al Majalla about plots, characters, and the rhetoric of narrative.

The critically acclaimed Swedish author Ia Genberg talks memory, money, and the quiet craft of storytelling

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics.

The Spanish novelist and professor shares his musings on memory, moral courage, deception and faith

Indian author Ruchir Joshi discusses his 920-page reimagining of 1940s Calcutta, its mosaic structure, and the enduring roots of violence and division that continue to shape the present

Palestinian novelist Nader Rantisi has spent years tackling weightier themes, from history to identity, while also examining the mundane aspects of everyday life

The Australian physician-turned-novelist of Chinese descent talks about her latest critically-acclaimed novel, 'The Burrow' and why she regrets not speaking Cantonese

The Norwegian novelist, playwright, and poet talks to Al Majalla about silence, literature, and everything in between

The Cairo-born writer has reshaped Eastern memory through a Western tongue, blending the precision of a historian with the passion of a novelist