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Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages.A SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles with THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country toTHE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then finds THE SECOND WAR OF THE DOG This novel exposes the ugly transformations of society and reality using the techniques of fantasy and science fiction. It focuses on the corrupt main character, who transforms from an opponent of the regime toan unscrupulous extremist, as it reveals the tendency towards savagery inherent in societies and human beings. Greed intensifies and human values are ignored, untilRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. نازلة دار الأكابر تروي رواية "نازلة دار الأكابر" فصولا مهمة من تاريخ تونس المعاصر السري من خلال حكاية متخيلة بطلها المصلح الكبير الطاهر الحدّاد. وعلى الرغم من أن المراجع التاريخية لا تذكر شيئا عن علاقة الحدّاد بالنساء عدا دفاعه THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. 2020 | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 22/05/2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction at Abu Dhabi Int The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is once again delighted to be at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from 23 – 29 May 2021. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages.A SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles with THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country toTHE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then finds THE SECOND WAR OF THE DOG This novel exposes the ugly transformations of society and reality using the techniques of fantasy and science fiction. It focuses on the corrupt main character, who transforms from an opponent of the regime toan unscrupulous extremist, as it reveals the tendency towards savagery inherent in societies and human beings. Greed intensifies and human values are ignored, untilRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. نازلة دار الأكابر تروي رواية "نازلة دار الأكابر" فصولا مهمة من تاريخ تونس المعاصر السري من خلال حكاية متخيلة بطلها المصلح الكبير الطاهر الحدّاد. وعلى الرغم من أن المراجع التاريخية لا تذكر شيئا عن علاقة الحدّاد بالنساء عدا دفاعه 2020 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION WINNER The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 will be announced from 12 noon (BST) / 3pm (GST) on Tuesday 14 April 2020. The announcement will be made digitally via a special video announcement hosted on the IPAF website. Please tune in to watch the announcementhere.
A SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles with INTERVIEW WITH 2021 WINNER JALAL BARJAS How did it feel to win? It was a different kind of feeling that made me take a few minutes for myself and listen to the voices of the characters that made up Notebooks of the Bookseller. From among them all, I distinguished Ibrahim’s voice. I saw him holding up the novel with his right hand before a flash of lightning in a spiritual sky. This victory is for the word, this word NOTEBOOKS OF THE BOOKSELLER WINS 2021 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE Jordanian poet and novelist Jalal Barjas wins 14th edition of International Prize for Arabic Fiction, having been previously longlisted for the prize in 2019 His novel tells the story of a book lover’s experience with schizophrenia and a crime spree he commits using the names of characters from fictionADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally. THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then findsJABBOUR DOUAIHY
Jabbour Douaihy was born in Zgharta, northern Lebanon, in 1949. He holds a PhD degree in Comparative Literature from the Sorbonne and works as Professor of French Literature at the University of Lebanon. To date, he has published seven works of fiction, including novels, short stories and children’s books. His novel June Rain wasshortlisted
WOMEN OF THE FIVE SENSES Women of the Five Senses is a novel made up of six chapters, each telling the story of a woman known by the main protagonist, through one of the human senses. The protagonist, Saraj Ezzedine, is a painter born with six senses instead of five. The story tells of his suffering caused by corrupt politicians, in particular Suleiman Al-Tali’a, who has stolen from his country.INAAM KACHACHI
Inaam Kachachi was born in Baghdad in 1952, and studied journalism at Baghdad University, working in Iraqi press and radio before moving to Paris to complete a PhD at the Sorbonne.She is currently the Paris correspondent for London-based newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat and Kol Al-Usra magazine in Sharjah, UAE.Kachachi has published a biography, Lorna, about the British journalist Lorna Hales, whoRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. 2020 | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 22/05/2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction at Abu Dhabi Int The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is once again delighted to be at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from 23 – 29 May 2021. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages.A SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles withTHE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country to THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then finds THE SECOND WAR OF THE DOG This novel exposes the ugly transformations of society and reality using the techniques of fantasy and science fiction. It focuses on the corrupt main character, who transforms from an opponent of the regime toan unscrupulous extremist, as it reveals the tendency towards savagery inherent in societies and human beings. Greed intensifies and human values are ignored, untilRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. نازلة دار الأكابر تروي رواية "نازلة دار الأكابر" فصولا مهمة من تاريخ تونس المعاصر السري من خلال حكاية متخيلة بطلها المصلح الكبير الطاهر الحدّاد. وعلى الرغم من أن المراجع التاريخية لا تذكر شيئا عن علاقة الحدّاد بالنساء عدا دفاعه THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. 2020 | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 22/05/2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction at Abu Dhabi Int The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is once again delighted to be at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from 23 – 29 May 2021. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages.A SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles withTHE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country to THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then finds THE SECOND WAR OF THE DOG This novel exposes the ugly transformations of society and reality using the techniques of fantasy and science fiction. It focuses on the corrupt main character, who transforms from an opponent of the regime toan unscrupulous extremist, as it reveals the tendency towards savagery inherent in societies and human beings. Greed intensifies and human values are ignored, untilRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. نازلة دار الأكابر تروي رواية "نازلة دار الأكابر" فصولا مهمة من تاريخ تونس المعاصر السري من خلال حكاية متخيلة بطلها المصلح الكبير الطاهر الحدّاد. وعلى الرغم من أن المراجع التاريخية لا تذكر شيئا عن علاقة الحدّاد بالنساء عدا دفاعهA SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles with INTERVIEW WITH 2021 WINNER JALAL BARJAS How did it feel to win? It was a different kind of feeling that made me take a few minutes for myself and listen to the voices of the characters that made up Notebooks of the Bookseller. From among them all, I distinguished Ibrahim’s voice. I saw him holding up the novel with his right hand before a flash of lightning in a spiritual sky. This victory is for the word, this word 2020 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION WINNER The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 will be announced from 12 noon (BST) / 3pm (GST) on Tuesday 14 April 2020. The announcement will be made digitally via a special video announcement hosted on the IPAF website. Please tune in to watch the announcementhere.
ADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally. THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then findsYAHYA YAKHLIF
Yahya Yakhlif is a Palestinian novelist. He was born in Samakh in 1944 and has lived as a refugee for most of his life. He is the author of several short story collections and three novels. His novel A Lake Beyond the Wind, a fictionalised account of the last days of Samakh in the winter and spring of 1948, was published in English by InterlinkBooks (US) in 2003.
JABBOUR DOUAIHY
Jabbour Douaihy was born in Zgharta, northern Lebanon, in 1949. He holds a PhD degree in Comparative Literature from the Sorbonne and works as Professor of French Literature atIBRAHIM AL-KONI
Ibrahim al-Koni was born in 1948 in the desert of the Tuareg, Libya. He grew up there, not learning to read or write Arabic until he was 12 years old. He studied comparative literature at the Gorky Institute in Moscow, and was a journalist in Moscow and Warsaw.INAAM KACHACHI
Inaam Kachachi was born in Baghdad in 1952, and studied journalism at Baghdad University, working in Iraqi press and radio before moving to Paris to complete a PhD at the Sorbonne.She is currently the Paris correspondent for London-based newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat and Kol Al-Usra magazine in Sharjah, UAE.Kachachi has published a biography, Lorna, about the British journalist Lorna Hales, whoRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. 2020 | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 22/05/2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction at Abu Dhabi Int The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is once again delighted to be at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from 23 – 29 May 2021. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages.A SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles with THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country toTHE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then findsRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. THE SECOND WAR OF THE DOG This novel exposes the ugly transformations of society and reality using the techniques of fantasy and science fiction. It focuses on the corrupt main character, who transforms from an opponent of the regime toan unscrupulous extremist, as it reveals the tendency towards savagery inherent in societies and human beings. Greed intensifies and human values are ignored, until نازلة دار الأكابر تروي رواية "نازلة دار الأكابر" فصولا مهمة من تاريخ تونس المعاصر السري من خلال حكاية متخيلة بطلها المصلح الكبير الطاهر الحدّاد. وعلى الرغم من أن المراجع التاريخية لا تذكر شيئا عن علاقة الحدّاد بالنساء عدا دفاعه THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. 2020 | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 22/05/2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction at Abu Dhabi Int The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is once again delighted to be at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from 23 – 29 May 2021. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages.A SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles with THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country toTHE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then findsRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. THE SECOND WAR OF THE DOG This novel exposes the ugly transformations of society and reality using the techniques of fantasy and science fiction. It focuses on the corrupt main character, who transforms from an opponent of the regime toan unscrupulous extremist, as it reveals the tendency towards savagery inherent in societies and human beings. Greed intensifies and human values are ignored, until نازلة دار الأكابر تروي رواية "نازلة دار الأكابر" فصولا مهمة من تاريخ تونس المعاصر السري من خلال حكاية متخيلة بطلها المصلح الكبير الطاهر الحدّاد. وعلى الرغم من أن المراجع التاريخية لا تذكر شيئا عن علاقة الحدّاد بالنساء عدا دفاعه 2020 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION WINNER The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 will be announced from 12 noon (BST) / 3pm (GST) on Tuesday 14 April 2020. The announcement will be made digitally via a special video announcement hosted on the IPAF website. Please tune in to watch the announcementhere.
ADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally.JABBOUR DOUAIHY
Jabbour Douaihy was born in Zgharta, northern Lebanon, in 1949. He holds a PhD degree in Comparative Literature from the Sorbonne and works as Professor of French Literature at the University of Lebanon. To date, he has published seven works of fiction, including novels, short stories and children’s books. His novel June Rain wasshortlisted
THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then finds TASHARI | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION The title of the novel, ‘Tashari’, is an Iraqi word referring to a shot from a hunting rifle which is scattered in several directions. Iraqis use it as a symbol of loss and being dispersed across the globe. As a way of combating the dispersal of his own family, one of the characters, Alexander, constructs a virtual graveyard online,where
THE BOOKSELLER'S MURDER The Bookseller's Murder follows Magid Baghdadi, an experienced journalist, who arrives in Baaquba, 60 km north of Baghdad, to conduct a two-month investigation commissioned by a rich and influential anonymous person. He must write a book about the life and mysterious death of 70-year-old Mahmoud al-Marzouq, a bookseller and artist. Magid forms relationships with friends andINAAM KACHACHI
Inaam Kachachi was born in Baghdad in 1952, and studied journalism at Baghdad University, working in Iraqi press and radio before moving to Paris to complete a PhD at the Sorbonne.She is currently the Paris correspondent for London-based newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat and Kol Al-Usra magazine in Sharjah, UAE.Kachachi has published a biography, Lorna, about the British journalist Lorna Hales, whoIBRAHIM AL-KONI
Ibrahim al-Koni was born in 1948 in the desert of the Tuareg, Libya. He grew up there, not learning to read or write Arabic until he was 12 years old. He studied comparative literature at the Gorky Institute in Moscow, and was a journalist in Moscow and Warsaw.RANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. THE SECOND WAR OF THE DOG This novel exposes the ugly transformations of society and reality using the techniques of fantasy and science fiction. It focuses on the corrupt main character, who transforms from an opponent of the regime toan unscrupulous extremist, as it reveals the tendency towards savagery inherent in societies and human beings. Greed intensifies and human values are ignored, until THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. 2020 | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 22/05/2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction at Abu Dhabi Int The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is once again delighted to be at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from 23 – 29 May 2021. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. NADWA | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION In addition to the annual literary prize, IPAF aims to identify and encourage future writers of high quality and distinction by supporting literary initiatives. In 2009, IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for a group of aspiring writers from across the Arab world. The purpose of the Nadwa is to bring together gifted emerging writers in order to share ideasADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally.A SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles with THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country to THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then findsTHE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE SECOND WAR OF THE DOG This novel exposes the ugly transformations of society and reality using the techniques of fantasy and science fiction. It focuses on the corrupt main character, who transforms from an opponent of the regime toan unscrupulous extremist, as it reveals the tendency towards savagery inherent in societies and human beings. Greed intensifies and human values are ignored, until THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. 2020 | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 22/05/2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction at Abu Dhabi Int The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is once again delighted to be at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from 23 – 29 May 2021. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. NADWA | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION In addition to the annual literary prize, IPAF aims to identify and encourage future writers of high quality and distinction by supporting literary initiatives. In 2009, IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for a group of aspiring writers from across the Arab world. The purpose of the Nadwa is to bring together gifted emerging writers in order to share ideasADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally.A SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles with THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country to THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then findsTHE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE SECOND WAR OF THE DOG This novel exposes the ugly transformations of society and reality using the techniques of fantasy and science fiction. It focuses on the corrupt main character, who transforms from an opponent of the regime toan unscrupulous extremist, as it reveals the tendency towards savagery inherent in societies and human beings. Greed intensifies and human values are ignored, until THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. NADWA | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION In addition to the annual literary prize, IPAF aims to identify and encourage future writers of high quality and distinction by supporting literary initiatives. In 2009, IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for a group of aspiring writers from across the Arab world. The purpose of the Nadwa is to bring together gifted emerging writers in order to share ideasA SMALL DEATH
A Small Death is the fictionalised account of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, from his birth in Muslim Spain in the 12th century until his death in Damascus. It follows his mystic Sufi experience and heroic travels from Andalusia to Azerbaijan, via Morocco, Egypt, the Hijaz, Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Of a sensitive and anxious nature, Muhyiddin struggles with 2020 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION WINNER The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 will be announced from 12 noon (BST) / 3pm (GST) on Tuesday 14 April 2020. The announcement will be made digitally via a special video announcement hosted on the IPAF website. Please tune in to watch the announcementhere.
JABBOUR DOUAIHY
Jabbour Douaihy was born in Zgharta, northern Lebanon, in 1949. He holds a PhD degree in Comparative Literature from the Sorbonne and works as Professor of French Literature at the University of Lebanon. To date, he has published seven works of fiction, including novels, short stories and children’s books. His novel June Rain wasshortlisted
HODA BARAKAT
Hoda Barakat is a Lebanese novelist, who was born in Beirut in 1952. She has worked in teaching and journalism and currently lives in France. She has published six novels, two plays, a book of short stories and a book of memoirs, as well as contributing to books written in French. Her work has been translated into a number of languages. She received the ‘Chevalier de l’OrdreINAAM KACHACHI
Inaam Kachachi was born in Baghdad in 1952, and studied journalism at Baghdad University, working in Iraqi press and radio before moving to Paris to complete a PhD at the Sorbonne.She is currently the Paris correspondent for London-based newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat and Kol Al-Usra magazine in Sharjah, UAE.Kachachi has published a biography, Lorna, about the British journalist Lorna Hales, whoMY TORMENTOR
Bensalem Himmich. In a gripping novel, whose narrative style is a blend of Kafka and One Thousand and One Nights, Himmich imagines an innocent man’s experience of extraordinary rendition in an American prison. During his captivity, the protagonist is subjected to interrogation and torture by both Arabs and foreigners and yet,against all odds
RANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. WOMEN OF THE FIVE SENSES Women of the Five Senses is a novel made up of six chapters, each telling the story of a woman known by the main protagonist, through one of the human senses. The protagonist, Saraj Ezzedine, is a painter born with six senses instead of five. The story tells of his suffering caused by corrupt politicians, in particular Suleiman Al-Tali’a, who has stolen from his country. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. NADWA | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION In addition to the annual literary prize, IPAF aims to identify and encourage future writers of high quality and distinction by supporting literary initiatives. In 2009, IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for a group of aspiring writers from across the Arab world. The purpose of the Nadwa is to bring together gifted emerging writers in order to share ideas 2020 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION WINNER The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 will be announced from 12 noon (BST) / 3pm (GST) on Tuesday 14 April 2020. The announcement will be made digitally via a special video announcement hosted on the IPAF website. Please tune in to watch the announcementhere.
ADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally.JABBOUR DOUAIHY
Jabbour Douaihy was born in Zgharta, northern Lebanon, in 1949. He holds a PhD degree in Comparative Literature from the Sorbonne and works as Professor of French Literature at the University of Lebanon. To date, he has published seven works of fiction, including novels, short stories and children’s books. His novel June Rain wasshortlisted
THE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country toJAMAL MAHJOUB
Jamal Mahjoub is a Sudanese-English writer and novelist. He was born in London and grew up in Khartoum, Sudan. He won the Guardian African Short Story Prize in 1991 for The Cartographer's Angel and the 2004 French Prix de L'Astrolabe for his novel The Carrier (1998). He writes in English and three of his novels have been translated into Arabic: Wings of Dust (1994), TravellingRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. WOMEN OF THE FIVE SENSES Women of the Five Senses is a novel made up of six chapters, each telling the story of a woman known by the main protagonist, through one of the human senses. The protagonist, Saraj Ezzedine, is a painter born with six senses instead of five. The story tells of his suffering caused by corrupt politicians, in particular Suleiman Al-Tali’a, who has stolen from his country. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. NADWA | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION In addition to the annual literary prize, IPAF aims to identify and encourage future writers of high quality and distinction by supporting literary initiatives. In 2009, IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for a group of aspiring writers from across the Arab world. The purpose of the Nadwa is to bring together gifted emerging writers in order to share ideas 2020 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION WINNER The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 will be announced from 12 noon (BST) / 3pm (GST) on Tuesday 14 April 2020. The announcement will be made digitally via a special video announcement hosted on the IPAF website. Please tune in to watch the announcementhere.
ADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally.JABBOUR DOUAIHY
Jabbour Douaihy was born in Zgharta, northern Lebanon, in 1949. He holds a PhD degree in Comparative Literature from the Sorbonne and works as Professor of French Literature at the University of Lebanon. To date, he has published seven works of fiction, including novels, short stories and children’s books. His novel June Rain wasshortlisted
THE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country toJAMAL MAHJOUB
Jamal Mahjoub is a Sudanese-English writer and novelist. He was born in London and grew up in Khartoum, Sudan. He won the Guardian African Short Story Prize in 1991 for The Cartographer's Angel and the 2004 French Prix de L'Astrolabe for his novel The Carrier (1998). He writes in English and three of his novels have been translated into Arabic: Wings of Dust (1994), TravellingRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. WOMEN OF THE FIVE SENSES Women of the Five Senses is a novel made up of six chapters, each telling the story of a woman known by the main protagonist, through one of the human senses. The protagonist, Saraj Ezzedine, is a painter born with six senses instead of five. The story tells of his suffering caused by corrupt politicians, in particular Suleiman Al-Tali’a, who has stolen from his country. 2020 | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 22/05/2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction at Abu Dhabi Int The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is once again delighted to be at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from 23 – 29 May 2021. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages.ADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally.YAHYA YAKHLIF
Yahya Yakhlif is a Palestinian novelist. He was born in Samakh in 1944 and has lived as a refugee for most of his life. He is the author of several short story collections and three novels. His novel A Lake Beyond the Wind, a fictionalised account of the last days of Samakh in the winter and spring of 1948, was published in English by InterlinkBooks (US) in 2003.
HODA BARAKAT
Hoda Barakat is a Lebanese novelist, who was born in Beirut in 1952. She has worked in teaching and journalism and currently lives in France. She has published six novels, two plays, a book of short stories and a book of memoirs, as well as contributing to books written in French. Her work has been translated into a number of languages. She received the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre WOMEN OF THE FIVE SENSES Women of the Five Senses is a novel made up of six chapters, each telling the story of a woman known by the main protagonist, through one of the human senses. The protagonist, Saraj Ezzedine, is a painter born with six senses instead of five. The story tells of his suffering caused by corrupt politicians, in particular Suleiman Al-Tali’a, who has stolen from his country.THE TOBACCO GUARD
Ali Bader. This retrospective novel within a novel by Iraqi author Ali Bader explores the origins of the current state of Iraq, taking the reader on a journey from the occupied and blood-soaked present day Baghdad back several decades to the 1930s. In this complex story, the author reflects on the country’s reign of violence, beginning with THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then findsINAAM KACHACHI
Inaam Kachachi was born in Baghdad in 1952, and studied journalism at Baghdad University, working in Iraqi press and radio before moving to Paris to complete a PhD at the Sorbonne.She is currently the Paris correspondent for London-based newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat and Kol Al-Usra magazine in Sharjah, UAE.Kachachi has published a biography, Lorna, about the British journalist Lorna Hales, whoAHMED SAADAWI
Ahmed Saadawi is an Iraqi novelist, poet and screenwriter, born in 1973 in Baghdad, where he works as a documentary film maker.He is the author of a volume of poetry, Anniversary of Bad Songs (2000) and three novels, The Beautiful Country (2004), Indeed He Dreams or Plays or Dies (2008) and Frankenstein in Baghdad (2013).He has won several prizes and in 2010 was selected for the Beirut39, THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. NADWA | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION In addition to the annual literary prize, IPAF aims to identify and encourage future writers of high quality and distinction by supporting literary initiatives. In 2009, IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for a group of aspiring writers from across the Arab world. The purpose of the Nadwa is to bring together gifted emerging writers in order to share ideas 2020 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION WINNER The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 will be announced from 12 noon (BST) / 3pm (GST) on Tuesday 14 April 2020. The announcement will be made digitally via a special video announcement hosted on the IPAF website. Please tune in to watch the announcementhere.
ADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally.JABBOUR DOUAIHY
Jabbour Douaihy was born in Zgharta, northern Lebanon, in 1949. He holds a PhD degree in Comparative Literature from the Sorbonne and works as Professor of French Literature at the University of Lebanon. To date, he has published seven works of fiction, including novels, short stories and children’s books. His novel June Rain wasshortlisted
THE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country toJAMAL MAHJOUB
Jamal Mahjoub is a Sudanese-English writer and novelist. He was born in London and grew up in Khartoum, Sudan. He won the Guardian African Short Story Prize in 1991 for The Cartographer's Angel and the 2004 French Prix de L'Astrolabe for his novel The Carrier (1998). He writes in English and three of his novels have been translated into Arabic: Wings of Dust (1994), TravellingRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. WOMEN OF THE FIVE SENSES Women of the Five Senses is a novel made up of six chapters, each telling the story of a woman known by the main protagonist, through one of the human senses. The protagonist, Saraj Ezzedine, is a painter born with six senses instead of five. The story tells of his suffering caused by corrupt politicians, in particular Suleiman Al-Tali’a, who has stolen from his country. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS ONEHOMEABOUT THE PRIZENEWSTRANSLATIONSNADWAPREVIOUS YEARS About the Prize. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. NADWA | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION In addition to the annual literary prize, IPAF aims to identify and encourage future writers of high quality and distinction by supporting literary initiatives. In 2009, IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for a group of aspiring writers from across the Arab world. The purpose of the Nadwa is to bring together gifted emerging writers in order to share ideas 2020 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION WINNER The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 will be announced from 12 noon (BST) / 3pm (GST) on Tuesday 14 April 2020. The announcement will be made digitally via a special video announcement hosted on the IPAF website. Please tune in to watch the announcementhere.
ADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally.JABBOUR DOUAIHY
Jabbour Douaihy was born in Zgharta, northern Lebanon, in 1949. He holds a PhD degree in Comparative Literature from the Sorbonne and works as Professor of French Literature at the University of Lebanon. To date, he has published seven works of fiction, including novels, short stories and children’s books. His novel June Rain wasshortlisted
THE SPARTAN COURT
The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first, Dupond, is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria, the second, Caviard, is a former soldier in Napoleon’s army who finds himself a prisoner in the city and later becomes a planner for the campaign. The other three Algerian characters have THE EYE OF HAMMURABI The novel opens with the interrogation of a man in a military encampment after he fled from the angry inhabitants of Douar Sidi Majdoub. This district in the town of Mostaganem, Algeria, is named after a Muslim saint whose tomb he and his German friend raided for ancient artefacts. He now faces serious charges, from conspiracy with foreign organisations against his country toJAMAL MAHJOUB
Jamal Mahjoub is a Sudanese-English writer and novelist. He was born in London and grew up in Khartoum, Sudan. He won the Guardian African Short Story Prize in 1991 for The Cartographer's Angel and the 2004 French Prix de L'Astrolabe for his novel The Carrier (1998). He writes in English and three of his novels have been translated into Arabic: Wings of Dust (1994), TravellingRANA SUHAIL IDRISS
Rana Suhail Idriss studied Human Sciences at the American University of Beirut and higher studies at the University of New York. Since 1985, she has been director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, founded by her father, Dr Suhail Idriss, in 1953. Dar al-Adab specialises in the Arabic novel and novels in translation, and also publishes dictionaries and the Al-Adab magazine. WOMEN OF THE FIVE SENSES Women of the Five Senses is a novel made up of six chapters, each telling the story of a woman known by the main protagonist, through one of the human senses. The protagonist, Saraj Ezzedine, is a painter born with six senses instead of five. The story tells of his suffering caused by corrupt politicians, in particular Suleiman Al-Tali’a, who has stolen from his country. 2020 | INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 22/05/2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction at Abu Dhabi Int The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is once again delighted to be at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from 23 – 29 May 2021. THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (IPAF) IS …TRANSLATE THISPAGE
Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages.ADMINISTRATOR
Fleur Montanaro is the Administrator for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. She was born in Malta and grew up in Malta, Nigeria and London. She graduated with an MA in English Literature from Oxford University in 1991. Following which she worked for various charities involving young people in the UK and internationally.YAHYA YAKHLIF
Yahya Yakhlif is a Palestinian novelist. He was born in Samakh in 1944 and has lived as a refugee for most of his life. He is the author of several short story collections and three novels. His novel A Lake Beyond the Wind, a fictionalised account of the last days of Samakh in the winter and spring of 1948, was published in English by InterlinkBooks (US) in 2003.
HODA BARAKAT
Hoda Barakat is a Lebanese novelist, who was born in Beirut in 1952. She has worked in teaching and journalism and currently lives in France. She has published six novels, two plays, a book of short stories and a book of memoirs, as well as contributing to books written in French. Her work has been translated into a number of languages. She received the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre WOMEN OF THE FIVE SENSES Women of the Five Senses is a novel made up of six chapters, each telling the story of a woman known by the main protagonist, through one of the human senses. The protagonist, Saraj Ezzedine, is a painter born with six senses instead of five. The story tells of his suffering caused by corrupt politicians, in particular Suleiman Al-Tali’a, who has stolen from his country.THE TOBACCO GUARD
Ali Bader. This retrospective novel within a novel by Iraqi author Ali Bader explores the origins of the current state of Iraq, taking the reader on a journey from the occupied and blood-soaked present day Baghdad back several decades to the 1930s. In this complex story, the author reflects on the country’s reign of violence, beginning with THE AMERICAN GRANDDAUGHTER The American Granddaughter (Dar Al-Jadid, Beirut, 2008), by Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator’s conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then findsINAAM KACHACHI
Inaam Kachachi was born in Baghdad in 1952, and studied journalism at Baghdad University, working in Iraqi press and radio before moving to Paris to complete a PhD at the Sorbonne.She is currently the Paris correspondent for London-based newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat and Kol Al-Usra magazine in Sharjah, UAE.Kachachi has published a biography, Lorna, about the British journalist Lorna Hales, whoAHMED SAADAWI
Ahmed Saadawi is an Iraqi novelist, poet and screenwriter, born in 1973 in Baghdad, where he works as a documentary film maker.He is the author of a volume of poetry, Anniversary of Bad Songs (2000) and three novels, The Beautiful Country (2004), Indeed He Dreams or Plays or Dies (2008) and Frankenstein in Baghdad (2013).He has won several prizes and in 2010 was selected for the Beirut39, Skip to main contentعربي
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ABOUT THE PRIZE
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publication of winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages. Extracts from the 2020 shortlisted novels are available to read online in the Book of Excerpts here.
In addition to the Prize itself, IPAF supports other literary initiatives. In 2009 IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers’ workshop) for emerging writers of fiction in Arabic. The Prize is run with the support, as its mentor, of The Booker Prize Foundation in London and funded by Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi(DCT).
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Nadwa 2019
Muhsin Al-Ramli
Iman Humaydan
Eman Al Yousuf
Ibrahim Hendal
Wiam Al Madadi
Laila Abdullah
Salha Obeid
Mamoun Sharaa
Yasmin Haj
Hasan Akram
Mutaz Quteineh
Ashraf Fagih
Hawra al-Nadawi
Mariam Nasser
Mohanned al-Dabi
Huda Hamed
Sahar ElMougy
Mohammed Hasan AlwanNadwa 2017
Jokha al-Harthi
Mohammed Hasan AlwanMuna Al-Maouli
Mohamed Al-Jazmi
Tawfiq Al-Shihi
Badriya Al-Badri
Mohammed Abdel QaharMohsen Akhrif
Nabil Gueddiche
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Interview with longlisted author Zuheir al-HitiIbrahim Abdelmeguid
Ismail Ghazali
Abdel Khaliq Al RikabiIbrahim Nasrallah
Badryah El-Bishr
Waciny Laredj
Abdelrahim Lahbibi
Inaam Kachachi
Khaled Khalifa
Ahmed Saadawi
Maha Hassan
Jabbour Douaihy
Ahmed al-Madeeni
Hammour Ziada
Muna al-Sheemi
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30/04/2020
SUBMISSION OPEN FOR 2021 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC... The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is delighted to announce that submissions will open for the 14th edition of the prize on Friday 1 May 2020. Submissions will close...Read more
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ABDELOUAHAB AISSAOUI WINS 2020 INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR... The Spartan Court by Abdelouahab Aissaoui was today announced as the winner of the 13th International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). The novel, published by Dar Mim, was...Read more
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INTERVIEW WITH SHORTLISTED AUTHOR SAID KHATIBI We hear from shortlisted author Said Khatibi about his novel Firewood of Sarajevo. Where were you when the shortlist was announced and what was your reaction? I was at my...Read more
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