Noir Is The New Black
In which Marcia talks about her difficulties being interviewed; we discuss genre (sci-fi, fantasy, and especially noir) writing in Arabic; and we question whether translation into English “empowers” women writers from the Arab region.
Show notes
The Asymptote interview with MLQ, conducted by Claire Jacobson.
On voices at various margins: Midaq Alley, by Naguib Mahfouz (recently re-translated by Humphrey Davies); Kamal Ruhayyim’s Muslim Jew trilogy (tr. Sarah Enany); the film Marock; The Others by Seba al-Herz.
There is a video of Adam Talib's talk "Translating for Bigots" on YouTube…
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