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You Exist to Dream

Jordanian poet Zuhair Abu Shayeb questions the limitations of history, water, and the past in this fervent poem.
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Heart of the Storm: A Sample of Jordanian Writing in English
By Addie Leak
In this introduction to our collection of Jordanian writing, guest editor Addie Leak details the country's diverse culture and vital literature.
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By Jaime Huenún Villa
Jaime Huenún Villa remembers his Huilliche-Mapuche ancestors and their wise way of being in the territory.
Translated from Spanish by Cynthia Steele
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Vertigo
By Hisham Bustani
The familiar tale of a recent college graduate trying to make his way in the world devolves into something more chilling in Hisham Bustani's short story.
Translated from Arabic by Addie Leak
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The Vegetarian
By Han Kang
In this excerpt from 2024 Nobel Laureate in Literature Han Kang's Booker Prize-winning novel, a man reels as his wife suddenly decides to give up meat.
Translated from Korean by Deborah Smith
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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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It’s a Chick, Not a Dog
By Jar al-Nabi al-Hilw
My mother knew he was walking after her. Almost certainly she knew. Do you want me to tell you why?
Translated from Arabic by Marilyn Booth
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A Dominican “Self-Portrait” to Inspire Students’ Self-Reflections
By Nadia Kalman
Which experiences have a greater influence on us—our successes, or the times when we've been hurt?
Find global literature and multimedia learning resources for your students.
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The Country Called Exile
By Anna Badkhen
The news of her arrest changed the metaphysical condition of my geography: I found myself, suddenly, in exile.
Translating Philosophy: The Case of Wittgenstein’s Tractatus
By Damion Searls
I Have a Musical Name
By Iman Mersal
Translated from Arabic by Khaled Mattawa
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The National Book Award Interviews: Fernanda Trías and Heather Cleary
By Words Without Borders
Novelist Fernanda Trías and translator Heather Cleary discuss Pink Slime, longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature.
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Against Silence: A Palestinian Writing Series
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Against Silence: Palestinian Writing in English
By Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
For as long as Palestinians have resisted their occupiers, a companion narrative questioning our very existence, a profoundly dehumanizing narrative rooted in the West’s still unexamined anti-Arab racism, has also thrived, writes Lena Khalaf Tuffaha.
Between Sky & Earth
By Olivia Elias
Translated from French by Jérémy Victor Robert
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Remembering Dr. Refaat Alareer
By Nadya Siyam
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Judith Kiros

Judith Kiros debuted in 2019 with the acclaimed poetry book O.

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Portrait of translator Damion Searls
Damion Searls

Damion Searls is an award-winning translator.

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Portrait of translator Emna Zghal
Emna Zghal

Emna Zghal is a visual artist with a strong interest in poetry.

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Sawako Nakayasu

Sawako Nakayasu is an artist and the author of Pink Waves.

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Portrait of writer J. D. Kurtness
J. D. Kurtness

Innu author J. D. Kurtness has published three novels.

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Judith Kiros

Judith Kiros debuted in 2019 with the acclaimed poetry book O.

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Portrait of translator Damion Searls
Damion Searls

Damion Searls is an award-winning translator.

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Portrait of translator Emna Zghal
Emna Zghal

Emna Zghal is a visual artist with a strong interest in poetry.

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A portrait of Sawako Nakayasu
Sawako Nakayasu

Sawako Nakayasu is an artist and the author of Pink Waves.

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J. D. Kurtness

Innu author J. D. Kurtness has published three novels.

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The cover of Samahani by Abdelaziz Baraka Sakir, tr. Mayada Ibrahim and Adil Babikir
Where Freedom Lies: Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin’s Samahani
By Alex Tan
The cover of Liliana Corobca's Too Great a Sky
“The Burden of Knowing”: Exile and Survival in Liliana Corobca’s Too Great a Sky
By Cory Oldweiler
The cover of Vigdis Hjorth's If Only
“One Plus One Doesn’t Make Two”: Obsession and Annihilation in If Only
By Hannah Weber
The cover of Samahani by Abdelaziz Baraka Sakir, tr. Mayada Ibrahim and Adil Babikir
Where Freedom Lies: Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin’s Samahani
By Alex Tan
The cover of Liliana Corobca's Too Great a Sky
“The Burden of Knowing”: Exile and Survival in Liliana Corobca’s Too Great a Sky
By Cory Oldweiler
The cover of Vigdis Hjorth's If Only
“One Plus One Doesn’t Make Two”: Obsession and Annihilation in If Only
By Hannah Weber