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The Arab world has a vibrant and rich literary scene. Al Majalla picks out some choice titles in our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books

'Plomb' is a dark, unsettling debut novel by the French writer that explains violence in language, body and consciousness

Five years after his death, Douaihy's novels reveal how one of Lebanon's greatest writers lived between two languages, two worlds, and transformed the news of the day into stories that outlasted it

The acclaimed German novelist of Russian and Armenian descent talks to Al Majalla about her creative process and her search for belonging

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

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