Head of the Arab Writers Union, Muhammad al-Hourani, and the Brazilian Ambassador to Syria, André Santos, discussed ways to bring Brazilians and Syrians closer together.
Browsing: books
The Arab Brazilian Chamber opened on Thursday (25) the collection of books and maps from the Middle East as well as records of the Duailibi family. Items are in the library of the institution and were donated by advertising executive Roberto Duailibi.
Brazilian publishing house Tabla released the books ‘Homens ao Sol’ [‘Men in the Sun’] and ‘Umm Saad’ about the Palestinian struggle and resistance. The works translated into Portuguese are available for pre-sale.
Children’s books by two Brazilian expatriates will be published in the UAE. The launches will take place in two fairs, one in Sharjah and another in Abu Dhabi.
Zana Bonafe was one of the winners of the First Chapter – The ELF Seddiqi Writers’ Fellowship, a support program for UAE-based emerging authors.
The Brazilian market sold 49.6 million books, accumulating BRL 2 billion (about USD 353 million) in revenue this year. Growth over 2020 was 32.7%.
Anticolonialism and the history of Sudan have drawn the attention of Patricia Teixeira Santos since 1997. Now a doctor in History, she brough together books and published documents in her research on the Arab country.
Publishing house Dublinense has recently sold three books by Brazilian authors to two Arab publishers. One of them will be translated into Persian.
During five days of classes, author Socorro Acioli will lecture for a group of Brazilian women living in Dubai. The workshop will occur from October 24 to 28.
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ANBA spoke with Laura di Pietro, who founded the publishing house alongside Ana Cartaxo. This month will see Table start releasing fictional work by Arab, Turkish and Iranian writers, translated directly into Brazilian Portuguese.
Publishing houses have recovered in the wake of the country’s improving economy, after problems faced with cost hikes in the dollar three years ago. Egypt has 500 publishing houses.
Author Wiana Aguiar will read a selection of poems from her children book, while Paulo Horta, professor of literature in NYU Abu Dhabi, discusses the book ‘Aladdin – A New Translation.’
The stitched binding technique was used by Copts to produce their first Biblical books. The researcher and artist Adriana Amaral will offer a stitching workshop in March in São Paulo.
