Syrian fiction in translation

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Where the Wind Calls Home by Samar Yazbek (transl. Leri Price): ‘War! What is it good for…’

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I’d only read one book by a Syrian author – Nihad Sirees’ Tales of Passion – before Samar Yazbek’s novella which seems a bit of a gap. Yazbek is acclaimed, both within her country and outside it, and has written in an impressively wide number of genres, from journalism to television drama. Where the Wind […]

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States of Passion by Nihad Sirees (transl. Max Weiss): A tale of old Aleppo

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Nihad Sirees is Syrian which is what attracted me to States of Passion with its promise of a glimpse into the world of old Aleppo. Poor Syria is less often in the headlines these days despite her destruction grinding on relentlessly. First published in 1998, Sirees’ novel spins a tale of love, passion and jealousy

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