September 2023
Bachtyar Ali with Kareem Abdulrahman at Bard College
Iraqi Kurdish novelist Bachtyar Ali, author of The Last Pomegranate Tree, will speak with translator Kareem Abdulrahman this September as a part of Bard College's guest lecture series. Ali and Abdulrahman will reflect on the politics of translating Kurdish literature in the contemporary world, and their relationship as novelist and translator. Bachtyar Ali was born in 1966 in Sulaimaniya in northern Iraq. In 1983, he was injured during a student protest against Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party, and the experience inspired him…
Find out more »Bachtyar Ali and Ranjit Hoskote at Busboys and Poets
Bachtyar Ali, author of The Last Pomegranate Tree, and translator Kareem Abdulrahman will be joined by Ranjit Hoskote, author of Icelight, at Busboys and Poets to celebrate the launch of their books and discuss the scholarship of languages past and present. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. You can reserve your free ticket on the Busboys and Poets website. Bachtyar Ali was born in 1966 in Sulaimaniya in northern Iraq. In 1983, he was injured…
Find out more »October 2023
Archipelago at the Brooklyn Book Festival!
We're delighted to be back at the Brooklyn Book Festival this year. It's always a lively and fun day! Swing by our table (our booth is near the fountain outside Borough Hall near fellow indie presses New Directions & NYRB). We'll be stocked with our latest gems, plus some favorites from our backlist. This year is extra special for us, as we're beginning our 20th anniversary celebrations. We've published more than 230 titles from more than 40 languages. We can't…
Find out more »A Reading and Conversation with Bachtyar Ali and Margaret Litvin at Boston University
Bachtyar Ali, author of The Last Pomegranate Tree, and translator Kareem Abdulrahman will be in conversation with World Languages & Literature professor Margaret Litvin to celebrate the recent publication of Ali’s The Last Pomegranate Tree—“a phantasmagoric warren of fact, fabrication, and mystical allegory, set in the aftermath of Saddam Hussein’s rule and Iraq’s Kurdish conflict." You can reserve your free ticket on Boston University's website. Bachtyar Ali was born in 1966 in Sulaimaniya in northern Iraq. In 1983, he was injured during…
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