Omani poet and novelist Zahran Al Qasmi has been shortlisted for International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2023. His novel The Exile of the Water Diviner has been shortlisted for the award which will be announced on Sunday
The Highest Part of the Horizon by Fatima Abdulhamid, Drought by AlSadiq Haj Ahmed, The Exile of the Water Diviner by Zahran Alqasmi, Concerto Qurina Eduardo by Najwa Binshatwan, The Stone of Happiness by Azher Jirjees and Days of the Shining Sun by Miral alTahawy have today been announced as the shortlisted works for the 16th International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Notebooks of the Bookseller wins 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Tue 25th May 2021 | 04:30 PM
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 25th May, 2021) Notebooks of the Bookseller by Jalal Barjas was today announced as the winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). The novel, published by The Arabic Institute for Research and Publishing, was named as this yearâs winner by Chair of Judges Chawki Bazih during a virtual winner ceremony.
In addition to being awarded USD $50,000, funding will be provided for the English translation of Notebooks of the Bookseller, and Barjas can expect to see an increase in book sales and international recognition.