In the Neue Zürcher Zeitung Ibrahim Farghali -- author of, for example, The Smiles of the Saints -- believes Die arabische Literatur hat mehr zu bieten (i.e. 'Arab literature has more to offer' -- meaning: than what's currently on offer in 'Western' translations).
This is the kind of article that will probably appear in translation at the invaluable Qantara.de in a couple of weeks, but is nevertheless worth pointing to already; some interesting observations.
This is the kind of article that will probably appear in translation at the invaluable Qantara.de in a couple of weeks, but is nevertheless worth pointing to already; some interesting observations.