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by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat (Author), Hazem Jamjoum (Translator), Maya Abu Al-Hayyat (Author)
Shortlisted for the 2025 First Translation Prize from the American Literary Translators Association
Longlisted for the 2025 National Translation Award in Prose from the American Literary Translators Association
Author Biography
Born in 1980 in Lebanon, Maya Abu Al-Hayyat is an Arabic-language Palestinian novelist, poet, and children's book author. She edited The Book of Ramallah, an anthology of short stories published by Comma Press in 2021. Her children's book A Blue Pond of Questions was translated into English and published by Penny Candy Books. An English translation of her poetry appeared from Milkweed Editions under the title You Can Be the Last Leaf, translated by Fady Joudah and named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
