She was an outsider, an experimenter, a “rebel realist” and a feminist. You may not have read the short stories of Malika Moustadraf (1969-2006), since her work fell out of print after her untimely death. But tales of Moustadraf’s fierce talent never stopped circulating, and now her work is back in print in Arabic and also set to appear in Alice Guthrie’s English translation.

The US and UK editions of this collection have different titles. The US edition of Moustadraf’s stories, Blood Feast, is out from The Feminist Press, while the UK edition, Something Strange, Like Hunger, is out from Saqi Books.

There is also an audiobook, narrated by Amin El Gamal and Lameece Issaq.

We talk about another important Moroccan author whose work was in danger of falling out of circulation, Ahmed Bouanani, in an earlier episode: Writing to Remember.

The Arabic re-issue of the collection, which includes the late stories, is available from  منشورات الربيع, available online from a number of retailers.

She was an outsider, an experimenter, a &ldquo;rebel realist&rdquo; and a feminist. You may not have read the short stories of Malika Moustadraf (1969-2006), since her work fell out of print after her untimely death. But tales of Moustadraf&rsquo;s fierce talent never stopped circulating, and now her work is back in print in Arabic and also set to appear in Alice Guthrie&rsquo;s English translation.
The US and UK editions of this collection have different titles. The US edition of Moustadraf&rsquo;s stories, <a href="https://amzn.to/3HT9uqp">Blood Feast</a>, is out from The Feminist Press, while the UK edition, <a href="https://amzn.to/3sIuCcI">Something Strange, Like Hunger</a>, is out from Saqi Books.
There is also <a href="https://amzn.to/3oRAz65">an audiobook</a>, narrated by Amin El Gamal and Lameece Issaq.
We talk about another important Moroccan author whose work was in danger of falling out of circulation, Ahmed Bouanani, in an earlier episode: <a href="https://www.sowt.com/ar/podcast/bwlaq/writing-remember-0">Writing to Remember</a>.
The Arabic re-issue of the collection, which includes the late stories, is available from &nbsp;منشورات الربيع, available online from a number of retailers.

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.

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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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