Author Archives: Olivia Snaije

Olivia Snaije is a journalist and editor based in Paris. She works in English, French and Italian and is books editor for Harper’s Bazaar Art. She is currently working on two book projects.

Can a Literary Festival Supersede Politics? Tenacious PalFest Tries

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In its sixth year, the Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) is expanding beyond Gaza and taking a roadshow across all of historic Palestine.

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Using Arabic Literature to Bridge Cultures in a Post 9/11 World

Rafik Schami Dark Side of Love

Arabia Books, celebrating its 5th anniversary, is on a mission to promote cross-cultural communication by publishing English translations of top Arabic writers.

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Kuwaiti Writer Saud Alsanousi Receives $50,000 Arabic Fiction Prize

The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi wins the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Among the youngest writers to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, Saud Alsanousi writes about foreign workers in Arab countries in his book, The Bamboo Stalk.

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Turkish Publishing on the Rise: It’s “More Than Orhan Pamuk”

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Turkey’s professionalized publishing industry is on full display at the London Book Fair with the hope that foreigners will take a greater interest in translations and trade.

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Lebanese-Canadian Author Rawi Hage’s Winding Road to Success

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Lebanese-Canadian author Rawi Hage, a featured speaker at this year’s Abu Dhabi Book Fair, discusses his long, transcontinental path to becoming a novelist.

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In France, Apple Censors Izneo’s “Pornographic” Comics

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Apple told Izneo, a French online comic book platform, to remove 3,700 of its BD and comics due to pornographic content, though 1,200 have since been restored.

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Dolores Redondo: The Rising Basque Star of Crime Fiction

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Dolores Redondo’s novel The Invisible Guardian weaves the mythologies of the Basque culture into the reality of a contemporary world, making for an unexpected international hit.

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Against Totalitarianism: Syria’s Nihad Sirees on Fiction and Morality

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Exiled Syrian Novelist Nihad Sirees, whose novel The Silence and the Roar is published in the US today, reflects on the role of a novelist in the midst a totalitarian state.

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Saving and Translating Timbuktu’s Ancient Libraries

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A secret operation saved hundreds of thousands of Muslim manuscripts in Tumbuktu’s ancient libraries from destruction by militants. Now they are being translated and published.

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Stéphane Hessel RIP: “Death Shall Perhaps Be Even More Beautiful”

Hessel (on right) and his wife when the Palestinian flag was raised at UNESCO in 2011.

The French philosopher and humanist, made famous by his global sensation ‘Indignez Vous!,’ a 4.5 million copy global bestseller, has died after an extraordinary life.

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