Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East

A Words Without Borders Anthology

"Remarkable . . . a triumph . . . connects us at the level of our humanity, no matter where we may be from."-Los Angeles Times

The countries that stretch along the broad horizons of the Middle East-from Morocco to Iran, from Turkey to Pakistan-boast different cultures, different languages, and different religions. Yet the literary landscape of this dynamic part of the world has been bound together not by borders and nationalities, but by a common experience ...