Backed by ELF Publishing, eight new books will be launched at the Emirates LitFest 2024
The Emirates LitFest 2024 has kicked off in full swing and Dubai can’t wait for all to come.
Starting things off with a bang, ELF Publishing, the publishing arm of Emirates Literature Foundation, is launching eight titles at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2024.
The move comes with the aim to publish stories about the region from Emiratis and expatriates and to capture the stories of times gone by and preserve the oral history of the region in written form.
In the poetry genre, ELF Publishing launches The Girl of the Arabs – a collection of renowned Emirati nabti poet Ousha Bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi’s work compiled by Dr Rafia Ghubash and translated in English by Dr Nadia Khawandanah.
In adult fiction, ELF Publishing will release the much-anticipated translation of Rose’s Diary (which was authored by Reem Al Kamali and shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2022) in English by Chip Rosetti.
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The titles include children’s books Aisha’s Cake, which is a sequel to Aisha’s Pearl and features the adventures of an Emirati girl Aisha and her grandfather, authored by Julia Johnson and illustrated by Maitha Al Khayat. Another highlight is A Dragon Called Blue, a picture book for children ages 3 and above, authored by Ebtisam Al-Beiti and illustrated by Timotius A Gracious.
The Emirates LitFest has also published The Encyclopedia of the UAE, an informational and interactive guide about the history, geography and culture of the Emirates by Francesca Afleck; the translation of Aisha’s Pearl (authored by Julia Johnson and illustrated by Maitha Al Khayat) and Cleo the Completely Fine Camel (authored by Wendy Meddour and illustrated by Carmen Saldana) in Arabic by Noura Al Khoori.
Also of great interest to children and adults alike is Out Of This World, a photo journal of HE Dr Sultan Saif Alneyadi’s months long mission aboard the International Space Station.
All the books will be launched at the Emirates LitFest with events scheduled from 3-5 February 2024. The books will be available for purchase exclusively at Magrudys bookstores – online and in stores across the UAE.
Grab your copy right away!
For more information, visit emirateslitfest.com/
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