Raba’i al-Madhoun: Born in al-Majdal, Palestine, in 1945, Rabai al-Madhoun is one of the Arab world’s rising literary stars. His other works include The Idiot of Khan Younis’ and The Taste of Separation’. He is an editor at the leading Arabic daily, al-Sharq al-awsat.
Elliott Colla: Elliott Colla is a prominent translator of modern Arabic fiction, including novels by Ibrahim al-Koni, Ibrahim Aslan and Idris Ali. He currently teaches Arabic literature at Georgetown University, Washington DC.