Tag: Exodus of the Storks
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The lingering Arab voice in the background
As Tunisia descends into dictatorship once again following its experiment with democracy, the Arab Spring which started in Tunis in 2010 when Mohamed Bouazizi burnt himself, is now closing its chapter with a sad ending. What started as a revolutionary wave for democracy from Tunisia that spread to all corners of the Arab world ended…
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Flying on the greatest stork
It is with great pride that I announce that I have bought the publishing rights to Walid Nabhan’s English translation of his seminal novel, Exodus of the storks, published by Peter Owen and translated by Albert Gatt. After Peter Owen was acquired by Pushkin Press, I proceeded to buy the rights from the new owner.…
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The export of Maltese Literature
The National Book Council, which I headed and built for eight years, has recently issued an Annual Report of its work in 2021. It’s basically all projects and work which I had started and was working on with my previous colleagues, and the report does not make reference to me anywhere. The new chairman, who…
