literature

The winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize for Literature has drawn on the ancient Greeks to invent new forms of writing "in playful dialogue with the classical tradition"

A tour of the latest releases from Arab publishing houses

The New Zealander, who died young over 100 years ago, produced a canon of work that gains more admirers every year. A new book shows what she did with poetry - and why

A forgotten lecture by the renowned Italian writer at the University of Bologna in 2008 traced the history of hatred through language, myth, and imagination, all of which still apply today

All of life can be seen and understood through the world's most popular sport, as authors from different countries and eras have shown. Al Majalla looks at the books with the biggest impact.

In these pristine Saudi islands, a generation of writers has drawn on life by the sea to produce a body of work shaped by memory, identity, and rapid change

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

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

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