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Omar Khalifah is a novelist and short story writer in Arabic. His book, Nasser in the Egyptian Imaginary, was published in English by Edinburgh University Press in 2017. His collection Ka'annani Ana (As If I Were Myself) was published in Amman, Jordan in 2010, and his novel Qabid al-Raml (Sand-Catcher) was published in 2020. His articles have appeared in Middle East Critique and Journal of World Literature. A Fulbright scholar, Khalifah is assistant professor of Arabic Literature and Culture at Georgetown School of Foreign Service in Qatar. Barbara Romaine is an academic and literary translator. She has published translations of five novels, most recently Waiting for the Past (Syracuse University Press, 2022), by the Iraqi novelist Hadiya Hussein. She has held two NEA fellowships in translation, one of which was for her work on Radwa Ashour's Spectres (Interlink Books, 2011). Spectres went on to place second in the 2011 Saif Ghobash-Banipal international translation competition. Romaine's translations of essays, short stories, and classical poetry have appeared in a variety of literary periodicals.
Praise for Sand-Catcher A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2024 A Millions Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2024 “A timely new translation and hopefully one we’ll be reading at the same time as we can celebrate a safe and free Palestine.” —Literary Hub “For anyone looking for insight—tinged with grim humor—into the years leading up to the present political crisis in the Middle East and the decades-long goal of Palestinian autonomy.” —The Millions Past Praise: Praise for Nasser In the Egyptian Imaginary “A thoroughly original and important portrait of one of the Arab world's most significant figures in the 20th century, someone whose impact, as the author concludes, continues to resonate across the Arabic-speaking world.” —Roger Allen, translator of One Hour Left “Omar Khalifah's Nasser in the Egyptian Imaginary critically analyzes the varied representation of the charismatic Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser. His image in public memory, as documented by Khalifah, veers from that of an intellectual martyr, a romantic hero, to the ultimate Pharaoh, full of misdeeds."" —Abdur Raheem Kidwai, The Muslim World Book Review
