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Four writers and novelists said during a session at the 2026 Sharjah International Book Fair that a literary work’s value lies in its text, not its author’s gender or identity. They criticised the use of ready-made labels for women’s writing and its reduction to personal experience. They discussed how critics, publishers, book covers and translation shape how works are received, noting that a translator had added 36 words to the translation of one of Iman Humaidan’s novels. Azhar Jerges called for authors’ names to be withheld from judging panels to ensure that only the text is assessed. Participants also emphasised literature’s ability to broaden our understanding of different human experiences.
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