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An Uprising in Ctesiphon

Winner of the 2024 Armory Square Prize for South Asian Literature in Translation, this excerpt from Fahmida Riaz’s novel Fortress of the Forgotten Ones takes us to the heart of the Sassanid Empire, where opulence and oppression collide, and a silent revolution brews.
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A Working Man
By Abha Purbey
A finalist for the 2024 Armory Square Prize for South Asian Literature in Translation, this extract from Abha Purbey's novella Gulabiya follows a farm manager as he quietly breaks under the weight of overwork and lost love.
Translated from Angika by Tejaswi Rawal & Shivangi Pandey
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The Cupboard with Strawberry Jam
By Lee Hyemi
A sensuous prose poem from South Korean poet Lee Hyemi​.
Translated from Korean by Soje
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Purépecha Mother
By Gilberto Jerónimo Mateo
This poem from an indigenous Purépecha author celebrates the heroism of a seemingly ordinary woman.
Translated from Purépecha by Earl Shorris & Sylvia Sasson Shorris
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My mother knew he was walking after her. Almost certainly she knew. Do you want me to tell you why?
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As Italy invades Tripoli in 1911, a young girl witnesses the beginnings of war in this excerpt from Aisha Ibrahim's Box of Sand, longlisted for the 2023 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
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