BULAQ | بولاق

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What should you recommend to someone who is interested in exploring Arabic literature? We tackle...

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What should you recommend to someone who is interested in exploring Arabic literature? We tackle this big question this week; we also talk about the authors short-listed on the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and about North African literature in English translation.

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