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And an excerpt from the novel:
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From Omar Khalifah’s ‘Sand-Catcher’: Mutarjima’s Maqlouba
It’s publication day for Omar Khalifah’s fast-paced, satiric, & thrilling debut novel, Sand-Catcher, translated by Barbara Romaine. In this excerpt, one of the core characters, the …
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November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
And an excerpt from the novel:
arablit.org/2024/12/03/f...
arablit.org/2024/12/03/f...
Read a conversation with author & translator here:
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On Telling (and Not Telling) Nakba Stories in ‘Sand-Catcher’
Omar Khalifah’s fast-paced and funny debut novel, Sand-Catcher, was published in Arabic in 2020 and last year in Barbara Romaine’s English translation. Here, Tugrul Mende talks about this novel—whi…
arablit.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Read a conversation with author & translator here:
arablit.org/2025/07/31/o...
arablit.org/2025/07/31/o...
*no, i'm not saying bad translations are exclusively machine-generated. human also produce bad, lifeless, & feckless translations. avoid bad translations!
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
*no, i'm not saying bad translations are exclusively machine-generated. human also produce bad, lifeless, & feckless translations. avoid bad translations!