International Prize for Arabic Fiction
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The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is a literary prize managed in association with the Booker Prize Foundation in London, and supported by the Emirates Foundation
in Abu Dhabi. The prize is specifically for prose
fiction by Arabic authors, along the lines of the Man Booker Prize
. Each year, the winner of the prize receives US$50,000 and the six shortlisted authors receive US$10,000 each.
The aim of the award is to recognise and reward excellence in contemporary Arabic fiction writing and to encourage wider readership of quality Arabic literature
in the region and internationally. The prize is also designed to encourage the translation and promotion of Arabic language literature into other major world languages. An independent board of trustees, drawn from across the Arab world and beyond, is responsible for appointing six new judges each year, and for the overall management of the prize.
. This marked the first time the award had been split, as well as the first female winner (Raja Alem
).
Mohammed Achaari, The Arch and the Butterfly, Morocco (co-winner) Raja Alem
, The Doves’ Necklace, Saudi Arabia (co-winner)
.
Abdo Khal
, She Throws Sparks, Saudi Arabia
Yusuf Zeydan
, Beelzebub, Egypt
Bahaa Taher
, Sunset Oasis , Egypt
, Ali Bader
, Jabbour Douaihy
, Ezzedine Choukri Fishere
, Bensalem Himmich, Fawwaz Haddad
, Renée Hayek
, Rabee Jaber
, Habib Selmi
, and Youssef Ziedan
.
Emirates Foundation
Emirates Foundation is an Abu Dhabi-based foundation established by Amiri decree in 2005 by order of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince. The foundation describes itself as...
in Abu Dhabi. The prize is specifically for prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
fiction by Arabic authors, along the lines of the Man Booker Prize
Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and...
. Each year, the winner of the prize receives US$50,000 and the six shortlisted authors receive US$10,000 each.
The aim of the award is to recognise and reward excellence in contemporary Arabic fiction writing and to encourage wider readership of quality Arabic literature
Arabic literature
Arabic literature is the writing produced, both prose and poetry, by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is adab which is derived from a meaning of etiquette, and implies politeness, culture and enrichment....
in the region and internationally. The prize is also designed to encourage the translation and promotion of Arabic language literature into other major world languages. An independent board of trustees, drawn from across the Arab world and beyond, is responsible for appointing six new judges each year, and for the overall management of the prize.
Rules and entry
Only novels are considered for the IPAF. Submissions are made by publishers, which can nominate up to three novels published in Arabic during the previous year. All authors must be living at the time of the award.Trustees
- Ahdaf SoueifAhdaf SoueifAhdaf Soueif is an Anglo-Egyptian novelist and political and cultural commentator.-Life and career:Soueif was born in Cairo and educated in Egypt and England...
, Novelist and political and cultural commentator. - Professor Marie-Thérèse Abdel-Messih, Professor of English & Comparative Literature, University of Cairo, Egypt
- Nouri Abid, Publisher, L'Edition Med Ali, Tunisia
- Bachar Chebaro, Publisher, Scientific Arab Publishers, Lebanon
- Dr. Peter ClarkPeter ClarkPeter Clark may refer to:* Peter Clark , retired English professional footballer* Peter Clark , British historian* Peter D. Clark , Canadian politician...
OBE, Independent Consultant and Writer, Middle East Cultural Advisory Services, UK - Professor Rasheed El-Enany, Professor of Modern Arabic Literature, University of Exeter, and Series Editor of Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature, UK
- Joumana HaddadJoumana HaddadJoumana Haddad is a renowned Lebanese poet, translator and journalist.-Career:She has already published several poetry collections, widely acclaimed by critics...
, Writer, Poet and Journalist - Dr Khaled HroubKhaled HroubKhaled Hroub is a Palestinian academic and the co-ordinator of the Cambridge Arab Media Project at the University of Cambridge.- References :...
, Arab academic and director of Cambridge Arab Media Project (CAMP) - Assia Moussei, President and Publishing Manager of El Ikhtilef publishing house, translator and journalist, Algeria
- Zaki NusseibehZaki NusseibehBiography - Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh has been active in Government service and interpreter for the President of the United Arab Emirates since 1968....
, Advisor, Ministry of Presidential Affairs – Vice-Chairman, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage - Margaret ObankMargaret ObankMargaret Obank is a British publisher. She is noted for her contribution to the dissemination of contemporary Arabic literature in English translation....
, Publisher and Editor, Banipal magazine of Modern Arab Literature, UK - William SieghartWilliam SieghartWilliam Sieghart is a British philanthropist, entrepreneur, publisher and the founder of the Forward Prizes for Poetry.- Education and Career :Born in 1960, William Sieghart was educated at Eton and St Anne's College, Oxford...
, Chairman & Founder, Forward Publishing, National Poetry Day, UK - Professor Yasir SuleimanYasir SuleimanYasir Suleiman CBE is the Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Professor of Modern Arabic Studies at the University of Cambridge. He is a Palestinian Arab living in diaspora.He lectured nationally and internationally on various topics related to Middle East....
CBE, Professor of Arabic, University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, UK - Evelyn (Eve) Smith, Company Secretary of International Prize for Arabic Fiction, Company Secretary Booker Prize Foundation, UK
- Jonathan TaylorJonathan TaylorJonathan F Taylor CBE is the former Chair of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Board of Governors, Chairman of the Booker Prize Foundation, the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission and Chair of the Trustees of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.-References:...
CBE, Current Chairman of the IPAF Board of Trustees. Chairman, Booker Prize Foundation, UK
Longlist
- Fadi Azzam, Sarmada, Syria
- Rashid al-DaifRashid Al-DaifRashid Al-Daif is a Lebanese author, writing in Arabic...
, Paving the Sea, Lebanon - Jabbour DouaihyJabbour DouaihyJabbour Douaihy is a Lebanese writer. He was born in Zghorta in 1949, a member of the city's prominent El Douaihy family. He obtained a PhD in comparative literature from the New Sorbonne University and is currently a professor of French literature at the Lebanese University in Beirut...
, The Vagrant, Lebanon - Ezzedine Choukri FishereEzzedine Choukri FishereEzzedine Choukri Fishere is an Egyptian novelist, diplomat and academic. He studied political science at Cairo University, and obtained postgraduate degrees from École Nationale d'Administration in Paris , an MA from the University of Ottawa , and a PhD in political science from Université de...
, Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge, Egypt - Rabee JaberRabee JaberRabee Jaber is a Lebanese author, novelist and journalist, born in 1972 in Beirut, Lebanon. He studied Physics at the American University of Beirut...
, The Druze of Belgrade, Lebanon - Nasr Iraq, The Unemployed, Egypt
- Bashir Mufti, Toy of Fire, Algeria
- Hawra al-Nadawi, Under the Copenhagen Sky, Iraq/Denmark
- Sharbel Qatan, Suitcases of Memory, Lebanon
- Mohamed al-Refai, Nocturnal Creatures of Sadness, Egypt
- Habib SelmiHabib SelmiHabib Selmi is a Tunisian novelist and short story writer. He was born in Al-Ala near the historic city of Kairouan. To date, he has published eight novels and two short story collections...
, The Women of al-Basatin, Tunisia - Ibrahim al-Zaarur, The Amazing Journey of Khair al-Din ibn Zard, Jordan
- Youssef ZiedanYoussef ZiedanYoussef Ziedan is an Egyptian scholar who specializes in Arabic and Islamic studies. He works as director of the Manuscript Center and Museum affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina...
, The Nabatean, Egypt
2011
The shortlist was announced December 9, 2010, chosen from a total of 123 submissions and a longlist of 16. The winners were announced on March 14, 2011, the eve of the Abu Dhabi International Book FairAbu Dhabi International Book Fair
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is an annual book fair held in Abu Dhabi. It provides a platform where publishers, booksellers, agents, cultural organisations and press can meet, exchange ideas and identify business opportunities...
. This marked the first time the award had been split, as well as the first female winner (Raja Alem
Raja'a Alem
Raja'a Alem is a Saudi Arabian novelist from Mecca/Hejaz.She received her BA in English Literature...
).
Mohammed Achaari, The Arch and the Butterfly, Morocco (co-winner) Raja Alem
Raja'a Alem
Raja'a Alem is a Saudi Arabian novelist from Mecca/Hejaz.She received her BA in English Literature...
, The Doves’ Necklace, Saudi Arabia (co-winner)
- Khaled al-Berry, Middle Eastern Dance, Egypt
- Miral al-TahawyMiral al-TahawyMiral al-Tahawy is an award-winning Egyptian novelist and short story writer. She comes from a conservative Bedouin background and is regarded as a pioneering literary figure...
, Brooklyn Heights, Egypt - Amir Taj al-SirAmir Taj al-SirAmir Taj al-Sir is a Sudanese novelist, writing in Arabic. He was born in northern Sudan in 1960 and trained as a gynaecologist. He has published more than a dozen books, including poetry and non-fiction. His first novel Karmakul came out in 1988. His recent novel The Hunter of the Chrysalises...
, The Hunter of the Chrysalises, Sudan - Bensalem Himmich, My Tormentor, Morocco
Also longlisted in 2011
- Renée HayekRenée HayekRenée Hayek is a Lebanese writer and novelist. She was born in Sarba and studied philosophy at the Lebanese University in Beirut. She has published a number of books, including short story collections and novels....
, A Short Life, Lebanon - Fawwaz HaddadFawwaz HaddadFawwaz Haddad is a Syrian novelist. He was born in Damascus and studied law at Damascus University. He held several jobs before taking up writing full-time. Haddad published his first novel Mosaic, Damascus '39 in 1991...
, God's Soldiers, Syria - Fatin al-MurrFatin al-MurrFatin al-Murr is a Lebanese academic and writer. Holder of a doctorate, she is currently professor of French literature at the Lebanese University in Beirut. Her first work of fiction was published in 1999, a collection of short stories called Bayn intizarayn...
, Common Sins, Lebanon - Ibtisam Ibrahim Teresa, The Eye of the Sun
- Khairy ShalabyKhairy ShalabyKhairy Shalaby was an Egyptian novelist and writer. He wrote some 70 books, including twenty novels, critical studies, historical tales, plays and short story collections...
, Istasia - Maha Hassan, Umbilical Cord
- Maqbul Moussa al-AlawiMaqbul Moussa al-AlawiMaqbul Moussa al-Alawi is a Saudi Arabian novelist. He graduated from the University College of Mecca and has worked as a teacher. His first novel Turmoil in Jeddah, a work of historical fiction, was longlisted for the 2011 Arabic Booker Prize.-Reference:...
, Turmoil in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Razan Naim al-Maghrabi, Women of Wind, Libya
- Waciny Laredj, The Andalucian House
- Ali al-MuqriAli al-MuqriAli al-Muqri is a Yemeni novelist and writer. The author's work has been published in Banipal magazine. Two of his recent novels Black Taste, Black Odour and The Handsome Jew have been longlisted for the Arab Booker Prize.-References:...
, The Handsome Jew, Yemen
2010
The shortlist announced on December 16, 2009 was chosen from a total of 115 submissions from 17 Arabic countries. The winner was announced on March 2, 2010, the first day of the Abu Dhabi International Book FairAbu Dhabi International Book Fair
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is an annual book fair held in Abu Dhabi. It provides a platform where publishers, booksellers, agents, cultural organisations and press can meet, exchange ideas and identify business opportunities...
.
Abdo Khal
Abdo Khal
Abdo Khal is an author from Saudi Arabia and the winner of the 2010 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.-Biography:Khal was born in Al-Majanah, Saudi Arabia in 1962. He left his home village at a young age and currently lives in Jeddah...
, She Throws Sparks, Saudi Arabia
- Muhammad Al Mansi Qindeel, A Cloudy Day on the West Side, Egypt
- Mansoura Ez Eldin, Beyond Paradise, Egypt
- Rabee JaberRabee JaberRabee Jaber is a Lebanese author, novelist and journalist, born in 1972 in Beirut, Lebanon. He studied Physics at the American University of Beirut...
, America, Lebanon - Rabai’ Madhoun, The Lady from Tel Aviv, Palestine
- Jamal NajiJamal NajiJamal Naji is a Jordanian author of Palestinian origin. He was born in 1954 in the refugee camp of Aqbat Jaber in the West Bank. He moved to Jordan in 1967, when he was in his early teens....
, When the Wolves Grow Old, Jordan
Also longlisted in 2010
- Mahmoud al-RimawyMahmoud al-RimawyMahmoud al-Rimawy is a Palestinian journalist and author. He was born in Bayt Rima in the West Bank. He has worked as a journalist for more than 40 years in many different parts of the Middle East, including Beirut, Cairo and Kuwait...
, Who Will Cheer up the Lady?, Palestine - Umaima al-KhamisUmaima al-KhamisUmaima Abdullah al-Khamis is a Saudi Arabian writer and novelist. She was born in Riyadh and studied Arabic literature at King Saud University. She works in the Saudi civil service....
, The Leafy Tree, Saudi Arabia - Ali BaderAli BaderAli Bader is an award winning Arabic novelist And a Film producer, author of eleven works of fiction, and several works of non-fiction, he has also worked as war correspondent covering the Middle East. He rose to prominence in the Arab world in the last decade. In addition to his work as an...
, Kings of the Sands, Iraq - Muhsin al-Ramly, Fingers Pass, Iraq
- Abdullah Bin BakheetAbdullah Bin BakheetAbdullah bin Bakheet is a Saudi journalist and novelist. He was born in Riyadh and studied at King Saud University. Upon graduation in 1978, he started working as a journalist for periodicals like al-Yamama magazine and al-Riyadh newspaper...
, Street of Affections, Saudi Arabia - Hassan DaoudHassan DaoudHassan Daoud is a Lebanese writer and journalist. Originally from the village of Noumairieh in southern Lebanon, he moved to Beirut as a child with his family. He studied Arabic literature at university. During the Lebanese civil war that broke out in 1975, he worked as a journalist, a profession...
, 180 Sunsets, Lebanon - Sahar KhalifehSahar KhalifehSahar Khalifeh is a Palestinian writer born in 1942 in Nablus of the West Bank. After studying at the University of Birzeit, in the Palestinian occupied territories, she received a Fulbright scholarship and went to continue her studies in the US...
, Origin and Branch, Palestine - Samir QasimiSamir QasimiSamir Qasimi is an Algerian writer. He was born in Algiers in 1974. A lawyer by training, he is an editor by profession. He is the author of two novels, Loss Permit and A Great Day to Die. The latter was longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2010.-Reference:...
, A Great Day to Die, Algeria - Alawiya SobhAlawiya SobhAlawiya Sobh is a Lebanese writer and novelist. She was born in Beirut and studied Arabic and English literature at the Lebanese University. Upon graduation in 1978, she pursued a career in teaching. She also started publishing articles and short stories, at first in An-Nida newspaper and then in...
, It's Called Love, Lebanon - Rosa Yaseen HasanRosa Yaseen HasanRosa Yaseen Hassan is a Syrian novelist and writer. She was born in Damascus in 1974 and studied architecture at university. Upon graduation in 1998, she worked as a journalist, writing for various Syrian and Arabic periodicals. Her first published book was a collection of short stories, published...
, The Guards of the Air, Syria
2009
The shortlist was announced December 10, 2008 chosen from a total of 131 submissions from 16 Arabic countries. The winner was announced March 16, 2009.Yusuf Zeydan
Youssef Ziedan
Youssef Ziedan is an Egyptian scholar who specializes in Arabic and Islamic studies. He works as director of the Manuscript Center and Museum affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina...
, Beelzebub, Egypt
- Mohammad Al Bisatie, Hunger, Egypt
- Fawwaz HaddadFawwaz HaddadFawwaz Haddad is a Syrian novelist. He was born in Damascus and studied law at Damascus University. He held several jobs before taking up writing full-time. Haddad published his first novel Mosaic, Damascus '39 in 1991...
, The Unfaithful Translator, Syria - Inaam KachachiInaam KachachiInaam Kachachi is an Iraqi journalist and author. She was born in Baghdad and studied journalism at university. She worked as a journalist in both print media and radio before moving to France in 1979. She went on to obtain a PhD in Paris...
, The American Granddaughter, Iraq - Ibrahim NasrallahIbrahim NasrallahIbrahim Nasrallah is a Jordanian-Palestinian poet, novelist, professor, painter and photographer.He studied in the UN agency for Palestine Refugees schools and at the UNRWA Teacher Training College in Amman. He taught in Saudi Arabia for 2 years in the Qunfudha region and worked as a journalist...
, Time of White Horses, Jordan/Palestine - Habib SelmiHabib SelmiHabib Selmi is a Tunisian novelist and short story writer. He was born in Al-Ala near the historic city of Kairouan. To date, he has published eight novels and two short story collections...
, The Scents of Marie-Claire, Tunisia
Also longlisted in 2009
- Ezzedine Choukri FishereEzzedine Choukri FishereEzzedine Choukri Fishere is an Egyptian novelist, diplomat and academic. He studied political science at Cairo University, and obtained postgraduate degrees from École Nationale d'Administration in Paris , an MA from the University of Ottawa , and a PhD in political science from Université de...
, Intensive Care Unit, Egypt - Abdul-Kareem Jouaity, Platoon of Ruin, Morocco
- Ali al-MuqriAli al-MuqriAli al-Muqri is a Yemeni novelist and writer. The author's work has been published in Banipal magazine. Two of his recent novels Black Taste, Black Odour and The Handsome Jew have been longlisted for the Arab Booker Prize.-References:...
, Black Taste, Black Odour, Yemen - Ali BaderAli BaderAli Bader is an award winning Arabic novelist And a Film producer, author of eleven works of fiction, and several works of non-fiction, he has also worked as war correspondent covering the Middle East. He rose to prominence in the Arab world in the last decade. In addition to his work as an...
, The Tobacco Guard, Iraq - Ibrahim al-KoniIbrahim Al-KoniIbrahim Al-Koni is a Libyan writer and one of the most prolific Arabic novelists.Born in 1948 in the Fezzan Region, Ibrahim al-Koni was brought up on the tradition of the Tuareg, popularly known as "the veiled men" or "the blue men." Mythological elements, spiritual quest and existential...
, The Tumour, Libya - Muhammed Abu MaatoukMuhammed Abu MaatoukMuhammed Abu Maatouk is a Syrian playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He was born in Aleppo, and studied Arabic at Aleppo University. He has written numerous plays, novels, short stories and screenplays...
, The Bottle and the Genie, Syria - Renée HayekRenée HayekRenée Hayek is a Lebanese writer and novelist. She was born in Sarba and studied philosophy at the Lebanese University in Beirut. She has published a number of books, including short story collections and novels....
, Prayer for the Family, Lebanon - Bensalem Himmich, The Man from Andalucia, Morocco
- Yahya YakhlifYahya YakhlifYahya Yakhlif is a Palestinian writer and a novelist. He was born in Samakh, a Palestinian village that was abandoned during the Naqba in 1948, four years after Yakhlif's birth. Consequently, Yakhlif and his family became displaced refugees.As an author, Yakhlif has published several novels and...
, Ma' Al Sama' , Palestine
2008
The novels shortlisted for IPAF 2007/2008:Bahaa Taher
Bahaa Taher
Bahaa Taher , sometimes transliterated as Bahaa Tahir, Baha Taher, or Baha Tahir, is an Egyptian novelist who writes in Arabic. He was awarded the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2008.-Life:...
, Sunset Oasis , Egypt
- Jabbour DouaihyJabbour DouaihyJabbour Douaihy is a Lebanese writer. He was born in Zghorta in 1949, a member of the city's prominent El Douaihy family. He obtained a PhD in comparative literature from the New Sorbonne University and is currently a professor of French literature at the Lebanese University in Beirut...
, June's Rain, Lebanon - Elias FarkouhElias FarkouhElias Farkouh is a Jordanian short story writer and novelist. He was born in Amman in 1948 and was educated in Amman and east Jerusalem. He graduated from the Arab University of Beirut where he read philosophy and psychology. He worked as a journalist in the early part of his career...
, The Land of Purgatory, Jordan - Khaled KhalifaKhaled KhalifaKhaled Khalifa is a Syrian novelist, screenwriter and poet, born 1964 in Aleppo. His 2006 novel In Praise of Hatred has attracted worldwide media attention. It was a finalist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, and has been banned in Syria...
, In Praise of Hatred, Syria - May MenassaMay MenassaMay Menassa is a Lebanese author, critic and translator. She was born in Beirut in 1939. She studied French literature prior to pursuing a career in journalism. Since 1969, she has also been a critic for the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar.Menassa is the author of several novels and children's books....
, Walking in the Dust, Lebanon - Mekkaoui Said, Swan Song, Egypt
2011
- Fadhil al-Azzawi
- Munira Al-Fadhel
- Isabella Camera D'Afflitto
- Amjad Nasser
- Said Yaktine
2009
- Fakhri Saleh
- Hartmut Faehndrich
- Mohammad al-Murr
- Rasheed El-Enany
- Youmna el Eid
2008
- Feissal Darraj
- Ghalia Qabbani
- Mohammed BennisMohammed BennisMohammed Bennis is a Moroccan poet and one of the most important poets of the Modern Arabic Poetry. He was born in Fez, Morocco , in 1948 .He contributes energetically to the modern Arabic poetry and he enjoys since the seventies , a particular status in the Arab culture. Muhsin J...
- Mohammed BerradaMohammed BerradaMohammed Berrada , also transliterated Muhammad Baradah, is a Moroccan novelist, literary critic and translator writing in Arabic. He is considered one of Morocco's most important modern authors....
- Paul StarkeyPaul StarkeyPaul Starkey is a British scholar and translator of Arabic literature. He received his doctorate from Oxford University; the subject of his dissertation was the works of the Egyptian writer Tawfiq Hakim. He is currently the head of the Arabic department at the University of Durham...
- Samuel ShimonSamuel ShimonSamuel Shimon is an Iraqi writer and journalist of Assyrian descent. He left Iraq in 1979 with dreams of becoming a director in Hollywood, and has since then lived in Damascus, Amman, Beirut, Nicosia, Aden, Cairo, Tunis and Paris, before finally settling in London...
Statistics
In the five years since the IPAF began, nine authors have made it into the longlist twice: Ali al-MuqriAli al-Muqri
Ali al-Muqri is a Yemeni novelist and writer. The author's work has been published in Banipal magazine. Two of his recent novels Black Taste, Black Odour and The Handsome Jew have been longlisted for the Arab Booker Prize.-References:...
, Ali Bader
Ali Bader
Ali Bader is an award winning Arabic novelist And a Film producer, author of eleven works of fiction, and several works of non-fiction, he has also worked as war correspondent covering the Middle East. He rose to prominence in the Arab world in the last decade. In addition to his work as an...
, Jabbour Douaihy
Jabbour Douaihy
Jabbour Douaihy is a Lebanese writer. He was born in Zghorta in 1949, a member of the city's prominent El Douaihy family. He obtained a PhD in comparative literature from the New Sorbonne University and is currently a professor of French literature at the Lebanese University in Beirut...
, Ezzedine Choukri Fishere
Ezzedine Choukri Fishere
Ezzedine Choukri Fishere is an Egyptian novelist, diplomat and academic. He studied political science at Cairo University, and obtained postgraduate degrees from École Nationale d'Administration in Paris , an MA from the University of Ottawa , and a PhD in political science from Université de...
, Bensalem Himmich, Fawwaz Haddad
Fawwaz Haddad
Fawwaz Haddad is a Syrian novelist. He was born in Damascus and studied law at Damascus University. He held several jobs before taking up writing full-time. Haddad published his first novel Mosaic, Damascus '39 in 1991...
, Renée Hayek
Renée Hayek
Renée Hayek is a Lebanese writer and novelist. She was born in Sarba and studied philosophy at the Lebanese University in Beirut. She has published a number of books, including short story collections and novels....
, Rabee Jaber
Rabee Jaber
Rabee Jaber is a Lebanese author, novelist and journalist, born in 1972 in Beirut, Lebanon. He studied Physics at the American University of Beirut...
, Habib Selmi
Habib Selmi
Habib Selmi is a Tunisian novelist and short story writer. He was born in Al-Ala near the historic city of Kairouan. To date, he has published eight novels and two short story collections...
, and Youssef Ziedan
Youssef Ziedan
Youssef Ziedan is an Egyptian scholar who specializes in Arabic and Islamic studies. He works as director of the Manuscript Center and Museum affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina...
.
IPAF Nadwa
- For details of the annual writers' workshop, see International Prize for Arabic Fiction NadwaInternational Prize for Arabic Fiction NadwaThe International Prize for Arabic Fiction Nadwa is an annual writers' workshop for young writers from the Arab world. Held under the aegis of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction , the nadwa is the first such workshop for Arab writers and has been an annual event since 2009.The nadwa...
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External links
- International Prize for Arabic Fiction, official multi-lingual site.
- "Arab 'Booker' stirs up passion", by George WaldenGeorge WaldenGeorge Gordon Harvey Walden is a British journalist and a former Conservative Party Member of Parliament who served as the Minister for Higher Education from 1985-87....
, The Jerusalem PostThe Jerusalem PostThe Jerusalem Post is an Israeli daily English-language broadsheet newspaper, founded on December 1, 1932 by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post. The daily readership numbers do not approach those of the major Hebrew newspapers....
, Mar 12, 2008 - "Prize to rekindle Arabic fiction", by Simeon Kerr, Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, March 11, 2008