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This letter was originally published by ArabLit. The shocking and tragic events that began on October 7th and are ongoing today have had repercussions all over the globe, including within the publishing world. Award-winning Palestinian author Adania Shibli, who was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for her book Minor Detail (New Directions/Fitzcarraldo, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette), was to receive Germany’s 2023 LiBeraturpreis for the same book, published in German as Eine Nebensache (Berenberg Verlag, translated by Günther Orth) at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair, which begins this week. On October 13, the organizers of the prize, Litprom, which is funded in part by the German government and the Frankfurt Book Fair, released a statement saying that the prize-giving ceremony would no longer take place at the book fair. In addition, a public discussion with Adania Shibli and her translator Günther Orth at the book fair has also been canceled. The statement originally said that this decision had been made in accordance with the author’s wishes, which was then relayed, without verification, by an article in The New York Times (now corrected). This is untrue; Adania Shibli has said the decision was not made with her, she was presented with the decision. If the ceremony were to have gone ahead, she said, she would have taken the opportunity to reflect on the role of literature in these cruel and painful times. (Litprom and The New York Times have since made corrections.) Shibli’s US publisher, Barbara Epler of New Directions, wrote a letter to the editor of The New York Times, which we excerpt here: With the unbelievable heartbreak that is now being suffered on all sides, it serves no one to put forward falsehoods, especially about the author of a novel about the Nakba that is so historically true. To cancel the ceremony and so try to silence the voice of Adania Shibli —“due to the war in Israel”—is cowardly. But to say Shibli agreed (amid all the suffering in Gaza) is worse. At a time when the fair has issued a statement saying it wants to make Israeli voices “especially visible at the fair,” they are closing out the space for a Palestinian voice. While Shibli’s Minor Detail has been smeared as being anti-Semitic by two journalists and literary editors, other serious literary critics have clearly refuted this in the German press and elsewhere. The book makes reference to well-documented events related to the rape of a Bedouin girl in 1949 by an Israeli army unit. Shibli’s UK publisher, Jacques Testard of Fitzcarraldo, writes, “One of the purposes of literature is to encourage understanding and dialogue between cultures. At a time of such horrific violence and heartbreak, the world’s biggest book fair has a duty to champion literary voices from Palestine and Israel. We stand in solidarity with Adania Shibli and her German publishers, Berenberg Verlag.” In this spirit, those of us involved in writing, translation, and publishing strongly assert that canceling cultural events is not the way forward. We recall the Frankfurt book fair supporting Turkish publishers, and how last year Ukrainian president Zelensky spoke to the fair in a pre-recorded address. The Frankfurt Book Fair has a responsibility, as a major international book fair, to be creating spaces for Palestinian writers to share their thoughts, feelings, reflections on literature through these terrible, cruel times, not shutting them down. We need to look for new language and new ideas in order to approach these bleak times in a new way. For this, we need writers—including Palestinian writers—more than ever. —ArabLit * MINOR DETAIL TEAM Rana Idriss, Dar al-Adab, Arabic publisher of Minor Detail Ana Paula Hisayama, Todavia, Brazilian publisher of Minor Detail Chris de Jong, Koppernik, publisher of Minor Detail in the Netherlands Daniel Álvarez, Hoja de Lata Editorial, Spanish publisher of Minor Detail Laura Sandoval, publisher, Hoja de Lata Editorial, Asturies Djûke Poppinga, Dutch translator of Minor Detail Elisabeth Jaquette, English translator of Minor Detail Elisabetta Sgarbi, publisher, La Nave di Teseo, Italian publisher of Minor Detail Günther Orth, German translator of Minor Detail Salvador Peña Martín, Spanish translator of Minor Detail Safa Jubran, Brazilian Portuguese translator of Minor Detail Jonathan Morén, Swedish translator of Minor Detail Farouk Mardam-Bey, Actes Sud/Sindbad, French publisher of Minor Detail Halfdan Freihow, Cappelen Damm, publisher of Minor Detail in Norway Jacques Testard, Fitzcarraldo, UK publisher of Minor Detail Johannes Holmqvist, Tranan, publisher of Minor Detail in Sweden Mehmet Hakkı Suçin, Turkish translator of Minor Detail Michael Heyward, Publisher, The Text Publishing Company, Australia and New Zealand publisher of Minor Detail Monica Ruocco, Italian translator of Minor Detail Penny Hueston, Senior Editor, The Text Publishing Company, Australia and New Zealand publisher of Minor Detail Şirin Etik, managing editor, Canyayinlari, Turkish publisher of Minor Detail Stefanos Batsis of Plithos, Greek publisher of Minor Detail Stéphanie Dujols, French translator of Minor Detail PUBLISHERS AND EDITORS Simona Gabrieli, publisher Alifbata Joyelle McSweeney and Johannes Göransson, editors, Action Books Stefan Tobler, publisher, And Other Stories Tara Tobler, senior editor, And Other Stories Michael Watson, UK Publicist, And Other Stories María Rán Guðjónsdóttir, publisher, Angústúra Jill Schoolman, publisher, Archipelago Books Gianni Schilardi, publisher, Argo Editrice, Italian publisher of Sensi (Touch) and of the collection of short stories Pallidi segni di quiete Askold Melnyczuk, editor, Arrowsmith Press Diane Mehta, poet, Arrowsmith Press Brian Lam, publisher, Arsenal Pulp Press Rachel Levitsky, publisher, Belladonna* Collaborative Jan Marti, publisher, Blackie Books Neil Astley, editor & managing director, Bloodaxe Books Ltd Francisco Vilhena, translator and managing editor, Bloomsbury Kevin Duffy, publisher, Bluemoose Books Hazel Millar, co-publisher, Book*hug Press Gavin Everall, director, publishing, Book Works Jamie Byng, publisher, Canongate Books Kendall Store, editor-in-chief Catapult Books Mark Haber, Director of Marketing, Coffee House Press Jeremy M. Davies, Executive Editor, Coffee House Press Ra Page and Basma Ghalayini, publishers, Comma Press Farhana Shaikh, publisher, Dahlia Books Firoze Manji, Daraja Press Marigold Atkey, publisher Daunt Books Noah M. Mintz, marketing coordinator, Deep Vellum Sarah McEachern, Rights Director, Deep Vellum David Richardson, editor, dispersed holdings Monika Lustig van Diesen, Publisher Edition Converso, Karlsruhe / Germany Stephan Trudewind, publisher, Edition Orient, Berlin Mylène Bouchard, Literary director, Editions La Peuplade Martina Testa, Edizioni SUR, Italy John Hatt, Eland Books Eugene Lim, publisher, Ellipsis Press Kenza Sefrioui, editor, En Toutes Lettres, Morocco Emmie Francis, editor at Faber and Faber Tiziana Triana, editor-in-chief of Fandango Libri, (Rome) Fabio Muzi Falconi, editor, Feltrinelli Sasha, Achille and Renae, publishers, 5ever Books Nii Ayikwei Parkes, writer, publisher, flipped eye publishing Simón Vázquez, publisher Ediciones Akal, Spain Ariadna Akal, publisher Ediciones Akal, Spain Esther Prieto, publisher Trabe Editorial, Asturies Samuel Castro, publisher Trabe Editorial, Asturies Zacarías Lara, publisher Barrett Editorial, Spain Manuel Burraco, publisher Barrett Editorial, Spain Ana Roza, publisher Delallama Editorial, Asturies Daniel Moreno, publisher Capitán Swing, Spain Laura Huerga, publisher Raig Verd Editorial, Catalonia Almudena Cardeñoso, publisher Duermevela Editorial, Asturies Rebeca Cardeñoso, publisher, Duermevela Editorial, Asturies Hassan Ali, Faber Factory Manager, Faber & Faber Tamara Sampey-Jawad, Associate Publisher, Fitzcarraldo Editions Donatella Ianuzzi, publisher, Gallo Nero Editorial, Spain Daniel Osca, publisher Sajalín Editores, Catalonia Seif Salmawy, publisher, Al Karma Publishers Mikel Buldain, publisher Txalaparta Liburuak, Basque Country Garazi Arrula, editor Txalaparta Liburuak, Basque Country Ane Eslava editor Txalaparta Liburuak, Basque Country Kishani Widyaratna, publisher, 4th Estate Alan Giagnocavo, CEO and publisher, Fox Chapel Publishing Dan Machlin, executive editor, Futurepoem Barbara Schwepcke, publisher, Gingko Books Jason Arthur, Associate Publishing Director, Granta Books Ethan Nosowsky, Graywolf Press Federica Manzon, writer, editorial director of the Italian publishing house Guanda Ami Tian, Hachette Book Group Julie Fain, publisher, Haymarket Books Beatrice Merz, director of hopefulmonster publishing house Michel S. 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Tracy Grinnell, publisher, Litmus Press Adrian and Gracie Cooper, publishers, Little Toller Books and Pineapple Lane Adam Shatz, writer, US editor of The London Review of Books Brian Lewis, publisher, Longbarrow Press Alexandre Sanchez, Lux Éditeur Katharina Bielenberg, Publisher, MacLehose Press Yara El Ghadban, author and editor, Mémoire d’encrier, Montréal Anita Magno, editor, Mesogea, Italy Abid Nouri, Med Ali editions (Tunisie) Müge Sökmen, Metis Publishers Daniel Slager, publisher & CEO, Milkweed Editions Valeria Bergalli, publisher, Minúscula Laura di Pietro, Editora Tabla, Brazil Archna Sharma, publisher, Neem Tree Press Jeffrey Yang, editor, New Directions Tynan Kogane, senior editor, New Directions Edwin Frank, editor, New York Review Books Susan Barba, senior editor, New York Review Books Susan C Wilson, writer Stephen Motika, director & publisher, Nightboat Books Azadeh Parsapour, Nogaam publishing Andrea Gessner, publisher Nottetempo Judith Gurewich, publisher, Other Press John Oakes, OR Books Zainab Juma, Head of Brand, Penguin Books UK Kaliane Bradley, writer and commissioning editor at Penguin Press Mary Mount, publisher, Picador Richard Porter, editor, Pilot Press Neda Tehrani, commissioning editor, Pluto Press Ramsey Kanaan, publisher, PM Press Kyle Dacuyan, Executive Director of The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Valentina Parlato, foreign rights QUODLIBET publishing house, Italy Severino Antonelli, Rizzoli foreign fiction editor, Italy Kapil Kapoor, Managing Director, Roli Books, India James Sherry, editor, Roof Books Lynn Gaspard, publisher Saqi Books Elizabeth Briggs, Editorial Director, Saqi Books Sara Hunt, publisher, Saraband Naveen Kishore, publisher, Seagull Books Mohamed El-Baaly, Sefsafa Publishing (Egypt) Hedi El Kholti, publisher, Semiotext(e) Dan Simon, publisher, Seven Stories Press Allison Tamarkin Paller, Seven Stories Press Tal Mancini, Seven Stories Press James Webster, Seven Stories Press Sarah Shin, Director, Silver Press Stuart Debar, Creative Director, SRL PublishingKristen Vida Alfaro, director, Tilted Axis Press Nuzhat Abbas, publisher/director of trace press Adam Levy, publisher, Transit Books Ashley Nelson Levy, publisher, Transit Books Michael Holtmann, Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press CJ Evans, editor in chief, Two Lines Press Anna Moschovakis, Ugly Duckling Presse Daniel Owen, Ugly Duckling Presse Kyra Simone, Ugly Duckling Presse Lee Norton, Ugly Duckling Presse Marine Cornuet, Ugly Duckling Presse Michael Newton, Ugly Duckling Presse Milo Wippermann, Ugly Duckling Presse Rebekah Smith, Ugly Duckling Presse Serena Solin, Ugly Duckling Presse Silvina Lopez Medin, Ugly Duckling Presse Yelena Gluzman, Ugly Duckling Presse Aliya Gulamani, Commissioning Editor at Unbound Leo Hollis, Verso Books, London Tim Thomas, Verso Books, NYC Ritu Menon, publisher, Women Unlimited Ayrıntı Yayınları Publishing House, Turkey Ellah P. 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Poetry Books Marcia Lynx Qualey, founder Arablit and Arablit Quarterly Mairi Oliver, owner, Lighthouse Bookshop, Edinburgh Nadia Saeed, Translation and International Officer, English PEN Rick Simonson, Elliott Bay Book Company Rafel Arias, bookseller Guillermo Granado, bookseller Oriol Díaz, bookseller Verónica Piñera, bookseller Luis Gallego, bookseller Mahmoud Muna, Educational Bookshop, Jerusalem Ángel de la Calle, Illustrator and Semana Negra Literary Festival Director, Spain Paloma Saiz, Zócalo International Book Fair Director, Mexico Kholod Saghir, Artistic Director, Uppsala International literary festival, Sweden Windy Ariestanty, patjarmerah, the traveling literacy festival and book market, Indonesia Louise Adler, director, Adelaide Writers’ Week Ilke Froyen, Director Passa Porta International Festival of Literature Pierce Alquist, director, Transnational Literature Series WRITERS, EDITORS, ACADEMICS & ARTISTS Khalid Abdalla, actor Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of 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