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Dive into this interview with the author and translator of our December Book Club pick— Belal Fadl’s The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi and Sharawi the Adulterer. We speak about authorial honesty, the book’s reputation, and facing reality in fiction: tinyurl.com/378vvfzk

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Dive into this interview with the author and translator of our December Book Club pick— Belal Fadl’s The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi and Sharawi the Adulterer. We speak about authorial honesty, the book’s reputation, and facing reality in fiction: tinyurl.com/378vvfzk

Thank you @tmende.bsky.social! Really glad you liked it.

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...will give you strength to fight the devil if he tries to seduce you or drag you to the road of filth.” The devil and I listened calmly to my mother, barely holding back our laughter out of respect for her feelings. We already had plans for what we were going to do on the ‘road of filth’ #um_Mimi

The novel’s humor—often obscene, often cruel—does not simply entertain; it sharpens the immediacy of the scenes described. Laughter, therefore, functions as both a shield and a weapon. It subverts the power dynamics at play... www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/12...

A beautifully written review by Ibrahim Fawzy www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/12...

A wonderful surprise to be on the shortlist for the Bait AlGhasham DarArab international translation prize this round. An even sweeter honor because I share it with my friend Osama Hammad (@osamahammad.bsky.social), who also has a book out this month! I'll link that text downthread.

My debut translation of Belal Fadl's debut novel, The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi and Sharawi the Adulterer, AKA UM MIMI dararab.co.uk/en/product/t...

My contributions for Arabic Literature: In Translation in 2025. I’m grateful to all those I had the chance to talk with about their work. It means more than you know to me. See you hopefully next year in 2026 ❤️ Thank you as always @Marcia Lynx Qualey and @arablit.bsky.social Part 2

In Translation: Blurring the Line Between the Real and the Ludicrous This December 15, Dar Arab is set to publish Belal Fadl’s The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi and Shari The Adulterer, brought to English by first-time translator Osama Hammad. This darkly humorous coming-of-age is set in a…

Instead of kings, plutocrats, and generals, a new kind of historical walking tour focuses on the people they repressed, and tells a more complete story. This is one of the more uplifting pieces tucked away in my archive.

Forthcoming December 2025: Satire and Contemporary Arab Theater in Translation As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really (to the best of our knowledge) coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month.

Love this beautiful essay. Thanks so much to Osama Hammad for translating it.