IPAF 2014 Shorlist
Following on last month’s announcement of the longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, the six-title short list was revealed yesterday. This year’s six novels are wide-ranging in both subject matter and style. They include: a prison novel from Morocco; a story about one family’s dispersal around ...
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2014 Longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
From the official Arab Fiction website: The International Prize for Arabic Fiction has today (Tuesday 7 January) announced the longlist of 16 novels in contention for the 2014 prize. Those selected were chosen from 156 entries from 18 countries, all published within the last 12 months. The 2014 longlisted authors ...
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2013 Longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Literature
Bit behind with this, but last week the longlist of the 16 novels in the running for the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Literature (f/k/a the Arabic Booker) were announced. This year’s longlisted authors come from nine different countries, including Kuwait for the first time. Rabee Jaber, who won the Prize in ...
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"The Druze of Belgrade" by Rabee Jaber Wins the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction—also known as the Arabic Booker—was announced yesterday as a sort of kick-off for this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. This is the second time Jaber has been shortlisted for the prize, which, when you think about the fact that this is only the fifth ...
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Arabic Booker Shortlist 2012
The shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (better know as the Arabic Booker) was announced earlier today. According to Chair of Judges, Georges Tarabichi, In these novels the authors’ show an innovative use of new styles to describe the social and historical variety of the Arab world, as well as ...
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2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Longlist
Seems like today is a day of award announcements . . . The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (aka, the Arab Booker) started five years ago as a way of bringing more international attention to great works of arabic literature. So far, they’ve given the award to five titles (two won last year), and all ...
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2011
This morning it was announced that The Arch and the Butterfly by Mohammed Achaari and The Doves’ Necklace by Raja Alem jointly won the 2011 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. (AKA the Arab Booker.) Iraqi poet and novelist Fadhil Al-Azzawi was the chair of this year’s judging committee, and here’s what ...
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