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Delayed in its jury deliberations amid restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic, AUCPress’ prize program releases a shortlist of Arabic-language novels from Egypt, Syria, Algeria, and Yemen.
The Naguib Mahfouz coffeehouse in the Khan el-Khalili souk in Cairo is closed in this shot (June 26) because of spread-mitigation measures in the coronavirus pandemic. Image – iStockphoto: Keladawy
Shortlisted Work from Four Countries
As many publishing and book awards in the international industry become active this time of year, few have waited 25 years to publish a shortlist.
That, however, is the case with the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, which on Monday (February 8) issued its first shortlist of six titles.