Nehad Selaiha enjoys a revival of a theatrical homage to two great poets

By Ati Metwaly

The Time-Travels of the Man Who Sold Pickles and Sweets (2010) by Khairy Shalaby. Translated by Michael Cooperson. The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo, New York.
Reviewed by Gamal Nkrumah

Samir Farid wraps up the 67th Venice Film Festival (1-11 September) where the Golden Lion went, as he puts it, to a modest American film

By the Mediterranean beach, Hani Mustafa looks north