I write like a lover, I write like one dead

Dec 31, 2022

The opening essay of my second Mutanabbi book, translated by Robin Moger

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Jehanne Moharram

Dec 31, 2022Liked by Youssef Rakha

Wow. How do you manage this, Youssef? This intense honesty? You strip your readers’ souls bare too. Thank you for this.

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Writes Paperpills Substack

Apr 13Liked by Youssef Rakha

More personal essays like this, Youssef! I'm sure this will touch a nerve, with writers, with readers.

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