Walking on Quicksand
Translated by Nariman Youssef
ARABIC STORIES
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The Dance of the Middle Fingers
Translated by Nariman Youssef
A Story from the South
Translated from Arabic by Katharine Halls
In the Cities of Central Cairo
Translated from Arabic by Katharine Halls
Fly
Translated from Arabic by Katharine Halls
Behind the Casuarina Trees
Translated from Arabic by Katharine Halls
Running in Circles
Translated from Arabic by Basma Ghalayini
Red, Shiny and Pleasing to the Eyes
Translated from Arabic by Basma Ghalayini
Spiders
Translated from Arabic by Basma Ghalayini
The Madman of Almond Hill
Translated from Arabic by Basma Ghalayini
Dance
Translated from Arabic by Basma Ghalayini
He Put me in a Bubble
In a few moments, you will hear a loud noise like a shot from a high cavernous space. The echo…
The Story of Nasr
My father called me Anise; my mother added Mohammad. I used to think I looked like the child my mother…
Rameem
Dedicated to the letter hanging at the end of the clouds in the middle of the sky. We are a…
The Capital
In the pitch dark of the kitchen, Jaber’s mother searched for matches. She opened a drawer and emptied its contents…
The Dress
This was not the first time she’d stood in front of the shop window gazing at the dress. What made…