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Shalash the Iraqi's writings from 2005 and 2006 have been collected and translated into English for a new audience

Also featuring a biography of Messalina and a story collection by Shalash the Iraqi.

CHICAGO: Lebanese novelist Najwa Barakat’s “Mister N” depicts a modern city and its residents fighting to survive amid continuous political strife, identity politics and a divisive history. Unafraid to delve deep into profound emotions and fragmented relationships, Barakat takes readers on an unhinged journey of a man named Mr. N. Translated into English by Luke Leafgren in

Including new works in translation from Argentina, France, Sweden, Iraq, Thailand, and Rwanda

The year’s publishing highlights, including new novels by Salman Rushdie, Diana Evans and Eleanor Catton.

Harvard Student Sergio Diaz ’23 Dies While Home in Florida | News | The Harvard Crimson

How one Harvard House has kept residential life humming during pandemic.

Romance and sanctions in ʹ90s Iraq Now available in English translation, Shahad al-Rawiʹs bestselling debut novel "The Baghdad Clock" offers a strikingly direct portrayal of life in Iraq in the nineteen nineties, combining magical-realist elements with the advantage of hindsight. Marcia Lynx Qualey read the book Shahad al-Rawiʹs "The Baghdad Clock" was a bestseller in Arabic even before it was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), one of the regionʹs top literar...