When Writing Stutters: Adania Shibli and Zeina Halabi in Conversation

Translated by Sara Mourad The original Arabic and English translation of the conversation first appeared on Rusted Radishes: Beirut Literary Art Journal as part of the Transgeneration Series edited by Sara Mourad and Rima Rantisi. Listening to Adania Shibli, one feels herself in the presence of a storyteller like no other. The writer begins by diving into an idea and supplements it with a story in which she summons thinkers and turns them into fictional characters, then casts a light on marg...