Banipal promotes and celebrates publication of contemporary Arab authors in original English or in English translation, and encourages, in the UK and beyond, readership of Arab writers and poets for both the particularity and the universality of their voices. It was founded by two people passionate about literature, Iraqi author Samuel Shimon and British editor Margaret Obank, to publish inspiring, unknown works of contemporary Arab authors in English translation. We spoke to Margaret ahead of publishing audiobook edition for December, The Mariner by Taleb Alrefai (translated by Russell Harris), read by Raad Rawi.
