Banipal 44 - 12 Women Writers Austin Clarke

Banipal 44 - 12 Women Writers Austin ClarkeBanipal 44 is a feast of fiction for summer 2012. The writers come from nine countries Huzama Habayeb from Palestine, Leila Aboulela from Sudan, from Syria Lina Hawyan al Hassan and Maha Hassan, Hawra al Nadawi from Iraq, Huda al Jahouri from Oman, Rachida el Charni from Tunisia, Latifa Labsir and Hanane Derkaoui from Morocco, Fadhila el Farouk from Algeria, Rene Hayek from Lebanon and Mansoura Ez Eldin from Egypt. Through four short stories and eight

and generously provided with maps

The Intended’s portrayal of the instability of identity and relations between whites

ominous communication about the unsheltering of Trinidad

"Here is a good

INTERVIEW with Rashid al-Daif

As a novel about life and writing

translated by Mike Horwood

Lisa Steinman

Gerard Smyth

The voice of the poems often wrestles with dualities - pain and grace

and is director of Doire Press

are full of colourful characters