arab literature

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

The Yemeni novelist and computer science professor speaks to Al Majalla about science, uncertainty, and the role of fiction in questioning inherited narratives of progress

After 54 years in exile, a prominent Syrian novelist returns to a Damascus he no longer recognises 

The acclaimed Egyptian writer talks love, betrayal, autobiography, and the lack of Arab literary identity

The Egyptian novelist—one of the Arab world's renowned writers of epic fiction—reveals the details of his craft to Al Majalla as the fourth book in his 'River' series captures a key moment

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

Breaking into a literary sphere dominated by established names is difficult. Al Majalla speaks to several new authors from the Arab world about their experiences.

Our bi-monthly look at the Arab world's publishing scene includes the reckless death of a literary great, a sharp analysis of populism, and pre-Platonic thought

Five very different modern novels with elements of myth, existentialism and nostalgia all have one thing in common: an evocative countryside setting

In his recently published novel '105 Days in IS Prisons', Mohammed Al-Attar details the destruction of Mosul's social fabric at the hands of both IS and PMF forces