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The cover of Gifted by Suzumi Suzuki, tr. Allison Markin Powell.

“The Value of Your Body”: Selfhood and Ownership in Suzumi Suzuki’s Gifted

"Gifted explores what it would require for a woman to fully own her own body," writes critic Rebecca Hussey.
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Aerial view of the Congo River near Kisangani. Photo by MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Two Poems
By Fiston Mwanza Mujila
The River in the Belly, the second collection by award-winning poet Fiston Mwanza Mujila to appear in English, will be published by Deep Vellum next week in J. Bret Maney's translation. In short solitudes, including the two that appear below, Mujila…
Translated by J. Bret Maney
A photo of a street in Amman, with cars parked on each side of the road. In the foreground there...
Photo by Danil Ahmetşah from Unsplash. Public domain.
A Street or Less
By Maha Alautoom
Maha Alautoom pens an enchanting poem that takes us through Amman's streets.
Translated from Arabic by Salma Harland
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Bequest of Marian Hague, Smithsonian Institute.. Public domain.
On the Outskirts of Utopia
By Lana al-Majali
Jordanian poet and writer Lana al-Majali delivers a sweeping essay on the brilliance, and urgency, of poetry.
Translated from Arabic by Addie Leak
Multilingual
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Photo by Claudia Carbungco from Unsplash. Public domain.
Nameless
By Rema Hmoud
An expectant mother finds herself nurtured, then threatened by a circle of women in this short story by Jordan's Rema Hmoud.
Translated from Arabic by Ibrahim Fawzy
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WWB Campus connects students and educators to eye-opening global literature
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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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Photo by Osman Kahraman on Unsplash .
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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Visit wwb-campus.org to access our full collection of classroom-ready global literature, multimedia resources, and teaching ideas

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Read the 2024 Gala Literary Hosts
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
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.
The National Book Award Interviews: Solvej Balle and Barbara J. Haveland
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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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A portrait of Sawako Nakayasu
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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Portrait of writer J. D. Kurtness
J. D. Kurtness

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

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The cover of Gifted by Suzumi Suzuki, tr. Allison Markin Powell.
“The Value of Your Body”: Selfhood and Ownership in Suzumi Suzuki’s Gifted
By Rebecca Hussey
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 Gifted by Suzumi Suzuki, tr. Allison Markin Powell.
“The Value of Your Body”: Selfhood and Ownership in Suzumi Suzuki’s Gifted
By Rebecca Hussey
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