Elliott Colla

Elliott Colla teaches Arabic literature at Georgetown University. He has translated much contemporary Arabic literature, including: Ibrahim Aslan’s The Heron, Idris Ali’s Poor, Ibrahim al-Koni’s Gold Dust, and Rabai al-Madhoun’s The Lady from Tel Aviv. His 2014 novel, Baghdad Central, has been adapted as a television series by Euston Films and Channel 4. His most recent publication is the graphic poem, We Are All Things (with Ganzeer) (Radix Media, 2020).

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