Libyan writers push authorities to help author Gawairi
Dec 20 Michel Cousins

Libyan writers push authorities to help author Gawairi

By Jamal Adel.Khartoum, 20 December 2017:Writers, civil activists and bloggers have expressed concern about the health of prominent Libyan writer Yuse...

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Hisham Matar wins Pulitzer Prize for memoir of return to Libya
Apr 10 Michel Cousins

Hisham Matar wins Pulitzer Prize for memoir of return to Libya

By Jamie Prentis.Hisham MatarTunis, 11 April 2017:Libya’s most outstanding author Hisham Matar has won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in biography for...

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Libya loses renowned poet and beloved university staffer on the same day
Feb 26 Newsdesk2

Libya loses renowned poet and beloved university staffer on the same day

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 26 February 2015:Libya has lost two beloved figures this week with the death of a renowned poet in Tripoli and the killing of a...

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“Books were his passion, and they changed his life" - the world of Darf Publishers
Dec 13 Michel Cousins

“Books were his passion, and they changed his life" - the world of Darf Publishers

By Sherif Dhaimish.Tripoli, 13 December 2014:In 1952, Ghassan Fergiani’s father, Mohamed, established his first bookshop in Tripoli. 25 years later, h...

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Libyan authors feature in prison writing collection
Oct 21 Michel Cousins

Libyan authors feature in prison writing collection

London, 21 October 2014:The works of two Libyan authors imprisoned for ten years under the Qaddafi regime are featured in a collection of short storie...

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Poems and Cities: a tour in western Libya
Mar 28 Michel Cousins

Poems and Cities: a tour in western Libya

By Rubens Piovano, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Tripoli. Amazigh poet in Jadu (Photo: Italian Cultural Institute)Tripoli, 28 March 2014...

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An evening of poetry at Tripoli’s Art House
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An evening of poetry at Tripoli’s Art House

By Taziz Hasairi.Tripoli, 30 January 2014:Tripoli’s Art House hosted an evening of poetry featuring Libyan poet Ashour Atweebi this week.Atweebi read...

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Jan 19 thomwestcott

Book signing and film showing today at Tripoli’s Art House

By Taziz Hasairi.Tripoli, 19 January 2014:Libyan writer Radwan Abu Shwesha will be signing copies of his book At the Gateway to the Sea: Anonymous Mar...

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Libyan novels “best books” about the country
Oct 16 thomwestcott

Libyan novels “best books” about the country

Tripoli 16 October 2013:Two novels by Libyan authors have been recommended as the best reads about Libya in a  UK newspaper The Guardian blogpost.Hish...

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Words of love and nostalgia: portrait of a Libyan poet
Jan 5 tomlittle

Words of love and nostalgia: portrait of a Libyan poet

By Valerie Stocker. Abderraouf Abdelmajid Bin Al-Amin at the poetry reading in Tripoli this week (Photo: Valerie Stocker)Tripoli, 5 January:The revamp...

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