Lectura dedicada a
Los jardines del presidente de Muhsin Al-Ramli
Separata Árabe
https://leerelmundoarabe.home.blog/2020/11/30/y-la-primera-lectura-para-el-club-de-lectura-es/
https://leerelmundoarabe.home.blog/2021/01/26/resumen-segunda-semana-de-club-de-lectura-con-mus/
Muhsin Al-Ramli en el SALÓN DE LA POESÍA,
en La Feria
Internacional del Libro de
Guadalajara
2020. México
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpnmPq9AU9c&feature=youtu.be
Escritor,
poeta, traductor y académico. Eligió el camino del exilio a partir de 1993, y
vive en Madrid desde 1995. Doctorado en filología española, por la Universidad
Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM, 2003) por su tesis Las huellas de la cultura
islámica en el Quijote. Actualmente es profesor en la Saint Louis
University, Madrid.
Es una figura destacada en la escena cultural árabe. La mayoría de sus obras están traducidas a varios idiomas; participó en diversos festivales, congresos y eventos culturales en el mundo, entre los que destacan, dos veces en México. Es hermano del escritor Hassan Mutlak (considerado como el “Lorca iraquí”, y quien fue ahorcado por el régimen dictatorial en 1990). En España cofundó la revista literaria árabe Alwah.
Entre
sus libros sobresalen: Regalo del siglo que viene (Cuentos, 1995); En
busca de un corazón vivo (Teatro, 1997); Adiós, primos (Novela,
2000), su versión inglesa Scattered Crumbs fue Premio ATA de la Universidad de
Arkansas, 2002; Las felices noches del bombardeo (Relatos, 2003); Todos
somos viudos de las respuestas (Poesía, 2005); Dedos de dátiles
(Novela, 2008), finalista al Premio Internacional Booker de la novela árabe
(IPAF 2010). Dormida entre soldados (Poesía, 2011); Los jardines del
presidente (Novela, 2012), premio PEN Translates Award, 2016 y finalista al
(IPAF 2013); La loba del amor y de los libros (Novela, 2015), finalista
al Premio Zayed del Libro, 2016; Hijos y zapatos (Novela, 2018); La
hija del Tigris (Novela, 2020) por sus cuentos obtuvo los premios: de los
Escritores Jóvenes, Bagdad, 1988 y 1989, y de la Revista Oriente Medio,
Londres, 1996.
Participa:
Muhsin Al-Ramli
Presenta:
Maruan Soto Antaki
Adquiere
tu ejemplar aquí: https://www.gonvill.com.mx/autor/al-ramli-muhsin/
O aquí: https://www.todostuslibros.com/autor/al-ramli-muhsin
Organiza:
FIL Guadalajara y Acción Cultura Española
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Al-Ramli & Alibhai-Brown: Social media lacks credibility
| Nov 16, 2020 |
“The outbreak of the
coronavirus pandemic and the social isolation it has induced across societies
is driving home the truth that amidst all the challenges impacting the world
today, it is arts, culture and books that we can count on as our allies,”
remarked Muhsin Al-Ramli, an Iraqi writer, poet, academic and translator, at a
virtual cultural session held at the 39th Sharjah International Book Fair.
“So,
read more books and find beauty in the world around you,” he urged the SIBF
audience while speaking at a session discussing the ‘Influence of the Modern
World on the Writing of Today’.
Al
Ramli was joined by journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the ‘Sharjah
Reads’ virtual platform and the session was moderated by Eman Al Yousef who
raised the topic of a credibility crisis impacting both journalism and
literature today.
“Before
the advent of social media, we could rely on just a few newspapers for credible
information. But today, there is so much disinformation as the sources of
‘news’ have increased, and we often do not know what the truth is,” said Al
Ramli, whose novels Dates on My Fingers and The President’s Gardens were
longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. “I believe this is a
great opportunity for powerful journalism to rise to the fore and re-establish
its credentials as the real source of verified information.”
He
added: “In journalism, credibility is judged based on the accuracy of reporting
while in literature, the humanitarian ethos has been a constant and this lends
it greater credibility.”
Alibhai-Brown,
a print journalist for the past 35 years and who also has experience in both
radio and television journalism, said: “Truth has become very slippery today. Social
media is a root cause of distortions that we no longer know what is true or
false. There are many who still believe the pandemic is a lie.”
“What
I find troubling is the rise of ‘selfie media’ where young people go all out on
virtual platforms with no understanding of what might happen,” added
Alibhai-Brown, author of Ladies Who Punch. “The commercial exploitation of
these young people who are turned into influencers on platforms that follow no
rules or regulations is a disturbing development. Social media has given
everyone a voice and extreme views are often amplified here.”
Muhsin
Al-Ramli begged to differ. He said: “The positivity and negativity of social
media stems from the way we use them. The discussions and sharing of ideas that
once happened in physical cafes has now moved online. The strength of the
individual comes from being part of the larger group, whether in a virtual or
physical space.”
She
added: “I have so much faith in the young people of today – they relate better
to those who are different from them; they don’t see differences in the way
their parents or grandparents did; so, I think after the hard times we are
going through now, something new and civilised will come out of this.”
“Economics and politics are creating deep divides amongst societies; we need to revitalise efforts to boost power of arts and culture to instill love and acceptance of others,” Al-Ramli concluded.
https://nasher-news.com/muhsin-al-ramli-yasmin-alibhai-brown-social-media-lacks-credibility/
The Exploration of Resistance in Al-Ramli's
Dates on my Fingers and Scattered Crumbs
Saad Zaati Shamkhy, Lajiman Bin Janoory
https://ijels.com/upload_document/issue_files/27IJELS-107202042-TheExploration.pdf
