BANIPAL 55 - Sudanese Literature Today Mohamed Metwalli

BANIPAL 55 - Sudanese Literature Today Mohamed MetwalliWe start Banipals nineteenth year of publication with a sharp eye on the essential character of the contemporary Arab literary scene. While much of the Arab world is plunged into chaos with wars and devastation, sectarian divisions, repression and censorship, the Arab literary side of life remains essentially modernist, secular, progressive and enlightened, speaking out for the marginalised and needing to be heard across the world. In reflecting this,

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