2011 Arab Booker Shortlist
The six-title shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction/Arab Booker was announced this morning, along with the names of the five judges. (Yes, this is kept secret until this announcement is made.) In case you’re interested, the panelists are: Fadhil al-Azzawi (Chair), Iraqi poet and novelist living in ...
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2011 Longlist [International Prizes, Take Three]
Out of 123 total entries, the judges for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (aka the Arab Booker), selected 16 books for the longlist. It’s interesting to note that, according to the press release, of the 16, seven of the books are written by women (yay!), and that “religious extremism, political and ...
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Preview of the 2010 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
I hate reposting Abu Dhabi blog entries while the fair is still going on (or, to be more accurate, just starting), since everyone should be visiting the official ADIBF blog for info about all the goings on. That said, since I will be attending the award ceremony for this year’s Arab Booker later tonight, and since with ...
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2010 Arabic Booker Shortlist
Ed Nawotka’s piece in Publishing Perspectives is the first mention I’ve seen of this, but on Tuesday, the six finalists for the 2010 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (aka, the “Arabic Booker”) were announced. Each finalist received $10,000 and the winner gets an additional $50,000. Here is the ...
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction Winner
It isn’t up on their site yet, but our man on the inside tells us that the winner of the 2008/2009 International Prize for Arabic Fiction is Yusuf Ziedan for BEELZEBUB. I don’t know much about the book I’m afraid, but here’s the description from the IPAF site: Set in fifth century Upper Egypt, ...
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2009 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Over at the World Literature Forum, Stewart points out that the longlist for the 2009 International Prize for Arabic Fiction has been announced. The longlist of 16 books was chosen from 121 eligible entries and are as follows (in alphabetical order); The Bottle and the Genie, Mohammad Abu Maatouk The Tobacco ...
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Although the official announcement isn’t available at the IPAF website (which is surprising and disappointing), it’s being reported elsewhere that Egyptian novelist Baha Taher has received the first International Prize for Arabic Fiction for the novel Sunset Oasis. At least there’s a bit of info about the ...
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