ArabLit Quarterly Winter/Spring 2019: The Strange

In this latest edition of ArabLit Quarterly, readers are invited to explore the concept of the "strange" through a rich tapestry of voices from the Arab literary scene. This volume weaves together the perspectives of various authors, each contributing to a collective understanding of oddity and the uncanny in literature and life. Their writings promise to unsettle and provoke, encouraging readers to confront the textures of the unfamiliar.

Contributors such as M Lynx Qualey and Abdallah Zrika provide thought-provoking commentary and narrative explorations that delve deep into the themes of surrealism and the bizarre. With pieces from emerging voices alongside established writers, the anthology fosters a dialogue that blends personal experience with broader cultural reflections. Through poetry, essays, and short stories, each page pulses with the strange and the extraordinary.

As readers navigate through these narratives, they find themselves in a landscape where the familiar intertwines with the surreal. This volume unfolds as a celebration of creativity that invites a reconsideration of what it means to encounter the strange in both literature and the everyday world, inspiring awe and contemplation at every turn.