Tag Archives: Arabic

Out This Month: July

Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías, translated from the Spanish by Heather Cleary (Scribner, July 2) In a city ravaged by a mysterious plague, a woman tries to understand why her world is falling apart. An algae bloom has poisoned the previously pristine air that blows in from the sea. Inland, a secretive corporation churns out

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Review: The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa

translated by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain original publication (in Arabic): 2023 this edition: Restless Books, 2024 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library “Reading a book about reading books is like entering a hall of mirrors: the experience is at once fascinating and disturbing. Like other stories about books

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Out This Month: April

“The Rambler” by Shen Dacheng, translated from the Chinese by Cara Healey (Clarkesworld, April 1) The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa, translated from the Arabic by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain (Restless Books, April 30) A perilous and fantastical satire of banned books, secret libraries, and the looming eye of an all-powerful government. Oracle

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Out This Month: June

SHORT STORIES “Embracing the Movement” by Cristina Jurado, translated from the Spanish by Sue Burke (Clarkesworld, June 1) “Face Changing” by Jiang Bo, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, June 1)       “The Chartreuse Sky” by K.A. Teryna and Alexander Bachilo, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Asimov’s, May/June)  

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Out This Month: April

SHORT STORIES “Catching the K Beast” by Chen Qian, translated from the Chinese by Carmen Yiling Yan (Clarkesworld, April 1).           “The Hat Stand” by Diaa Jubaili, translated from the Arabic by Chip Rossetti (World Literature Today, Spring 2021).         “The Final Test” by Ti Sha, translated from

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Out This Month: June

SHORT STORIES “Cousin Entropy” by Michèle Laframboise, translated from the French by N. R. M. Roshak (Future Science Fiction Digest, June 15).           “The Fastener” by Natsumi Tanaka, translated from the Japanese by Toshiya Kamei (Daily Science Fiction, June).         “Zoo Syndrome” by Sadaa al-Daas, translated from the

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Reviews of Short Fiction: June Edition

Each month, Daniel Haeusser reviews short works of SFT that appear both online and in print. He is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Canisius College, where he teaches microbiology and leads student research projects with bacteria and bacteriophage. He’s also an associate blogger with the American Society for Microbiology’s popular Small Things Considered.

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New Issue of Samovar Magazine

The latest issue of Samovar Magazine is out and includes Russian and Arabic SF in translation, as well as Francophone speculative poetry in translation. Check it out!   “Morpheus” by K. A. Teryna, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman “The Spider’s Widow” by Houyem Ferchichi, translated from the Arabic by Ali Znaid “Exile” by

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Out This Month: June

SHORT STORIES   “The Peppers of GreenScallion” by Myung-hoon Bae, translated from the Korean by Jihyun Park and Gord Sellar (Clarkesworld Magazine, June 1).       “Customer” by Lee Jong San, translated from Korean by Victoria Caudle, Words Without Borders, June.       “Americans on the Moon” by Oleg Divov, translated from the

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