Northlit, newly-created Nordic literature festival in Aarhus, Denmark, has turned its attention to Arabic literature this year. The newly launched festival, an independent sub-festival of The International Literature Festival in Aarhus, is taking place between 20th and 24th June in theatres, cafes, open air spaces and along the waterfront around the Danish city. The jam-packed programme offers debates, readings, translations, discussions, book productions and publishing and interviews with authors focusing on Arabic literary traditions and culture, specifically in the Middle East and North Africa region. From Egypt, the festival’s participants are Nael El Toukhy, Mohamed Rabie, Andeel, and Eman Abdelrehim. The festival offers a rare and exciting opportunity to discover works that are rarely translated into Danish. Northlit aims to provide a unique intersection where Nordic and Arabic literature meet, steering the discussion of the Middle East away from one of terror, civil war and refugees and towards a more nuanced and rich exploration of a historic region. Its programme boasts a vast array of authors from all over the world, coming from Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Lebanon, USA, England, France, Finland, Sweden, Norway and ,of course, Denmark. The festival…
