Chad Post of Three Percent is blogging from Abu Dhabi about the book festival. Blog topics include:
professionalising the Arab publishing industry; what's available for
English-speaking readers (with shout-outs for AUC Press and Saqi); and the '
39 Under 39' event by the Hay festival organised to celebrate Beirut beign UNESCO World Book Capital. A panel comprising
Abdo Wazen,
Huda Barakat,
Elias Khoury and Maher Jarrer will select the 39 best Arabic writers under 39 -- to be announced in September with an anthology of short stories. There's information about the event, and about how to nominate an author
here.
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