Afternoon Reading - North African Short Stories
Stories translated from Arabic for the London-based magazine Banipal, offering insights into social and cultural life in contemporary North Africa
Afternoon Reading - North African Short Stories - If She Comes
Stories translated from Arabic. 3/5: If She Comes, by Tayib Saleh. Three young people fantasise about opening a travel agency.
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Afternoon Reading - North African Short Stories - Provisions of Sand
Stories translated from Arabic. 4/5: Provisions of Sand, by Said Al-Kafrawi. A man is ambushed by the past when he returns to his village.
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Afternoon Reading - North African Short Stories - The Crop
Stories translated from Arabic. 1/5: The Crop, by Gamal el-Ghitani. An Egyptian farmer is dazzled by a proffered deal from a glitzy hotel.
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Afternoon Reading - North African Short Stories - The Furnace
Stories translated from Arabic. 2/5: The Furnace, by Rachida El-Charni. A young girl who finds work in a textile factory suffers degradations.
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Afternoon Reading - North African Short Stories - You Taught Me to Love Life, Father
Stories translated from Arabic. 5/5: You Taught Me to Love Life, Father, by Aroussia Naluti. A young man learns much about his country.
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