Banipal 75: Celebrating 25 Years of Arab Literature Kevin Jared Hosein One such applicant takes rooms

One such applicant takes rooms hosted by a brilliant chess master

Her map-work has been achieved through observation and memory

Skinner's language is accessible but crackles with apt surprise

and unsuspectingly welcomes Kito’s mother

Banipal 75: Celebrating 25 Years of Arab Literature Kevin Jared Hosein One such applicant takes roomsThis is the last issue of Banipal, the independent literary magazine, marking 25 years of translating and publishing contemporary literature by Arab authors. Arabic literature will always need a magazine like Banipal. In fact, more than one. We're closing at No 75, not because the magazine is no longer necessary but because we, as central producers, can no longer continue to operate. We no longer have the physical energy necessary and believe that for