 

In 1993, the Egyptian poet and writer Iman Mersal picked up an unknown novel by a forgotten writer from the 60s. And so began her long wanderings in search of Enayat El Zayat. El Zayat killed herself in 1963, four years before her book “Love and Silence” was finally published. Mersal’s portrait of El Zayat is a remarkable work of research, empathy and imagination. 

Show Notes: 

This episode focuses on Iman Mersal’s In the Footsteps of Enayat al-Zayyat (في أثر عنايات الزيات), published by Kotob Khan Books in late 2019.

The author Enayat al-Zayyat (1936-63) finished one novel, which was published in 1967. 

Love and Silence ‫(الحب و الصمت) ‬ was recently republished and is available on Google Play.

Al-Zayyat was also working on a second novel, based around the German Egyptologist Ludwig Keimar; you can read Isolde Lehnert on Keimar.

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In 1993, the Egyptian poet and writer Iman Mersal picked up an unknown novel by a forgotten writer from the 60s. And so began her long wanderings in search of Enayat El Zayat. El Zayat killed herself in 1963, four years before her book &ldquo;Love and Silence&rdquo; was finally published. Mersal&rsquo;s portrait of El Zayat is a remarkable work of research, empathy and imagination.&nbsp;
Show Notes:&nbsp;
This episode focuses on Iman Mersal&rsquo;s&nbsp;In the Footsteps of Enayat al-Zayyat (في أثر عنايات الزيات),&nbsp;published by Kotob Khan Books in late 2019.
The author Enayat al-Zayyat (1936-63) finished one novel, which was published in 1967.&nbsp;
Love and Silence ‫(الحب و الصمت) ‬ was recently republished and is&nbsp;<a href="https://books.google.co.ma/books?id=WeOwDwAAQBAJ&amp;hl=fr&amp;source=gbs_book_other_versions">available on Google Play</a>.
Al-Zayyat was also working on a second novel, based around the German Egyptologist Ludwig Keimar; you can read&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvh1dkd5">Isolde Lehnert on Keimar</a>.

BULAQ is a book-centric podcast co-hosted by Ursula Lindsey (in Amman, Jordan) and M Lynx Qualey (in Rabat, Morocco). It focuses on Arabic literature in translation and is named after the first printing press established in Egypt in 1820. Produced by Sowt.

BULAQ is a book-centric podcast co-hosted by Ursula Lindsey (in Amman, Jordan) and M Lynx Qualey (in Rabat, Morocco). It focuses on Arabic literature in translation and is named after the first printing press established in Egypt in 1820. Produced by Sowt.

BULAQ | بولاق

BULAQ is a podcast about contemporary writing from and about the Middle East and North Africa. We talk about books written in Aleppo, Cairo, Marrakech and beyond. We look at the Arab region through the lens of literature, and we look at literature -- what it does, why it matters, how it relates to society and history and politics -- from the point of view of this part of the world.  BULAQ is co-produced by ArabLit and The Arabist and is hosted by Ursula Lindsey and M Lynx Qualey.

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