As Saad Hariri steps down, three of Lebanon’s best known writers say they’re hopeful ‘that we can get rid of a sectarian political system.’
The Author’s Viewpoint: Arabic Fiction Laureate Ibrahim Nasrallah
The Arab world’s authors, says International Prize for Arabic Fiction winner Ibrahim Nasrallah, see weak book sales and politics: ‘Our voices aren’t heard.’
Interview: Comments on Displacement from Hoda Barakat, 2019 Arabic Fiction Winner
Lebanese writer Hoda Barakat, winner of the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, talks about displaced people and her book, The Night Mail.
Hoda Barakat Is Second Woman To Win International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Lebanon-born Hoda Barakat wins the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for her ‘The Night Mail,’ which is to be published by Oneworld in 2010 in English.
Emirates Publishers Association at 10: Driving Books’ Fast Progress in the Arab World
Bodour Al Qasimi, the founding president of the Emirates Publishers Association reflects on the last decade of book publishing in the UAE and the Arab world
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Names 2019 Longlist
The 12th annual International Prize for Arabic Fiction is designed to promote literary excellence and translation and features seven women authors on its longlist.
Ibrahim Nasrallah Wins 2018 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
The Jordanian-Palestinian author Ibrahim Nasrallah—twice before in the running for the award—has been named the winner of the 2018 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Names Six 2018 Shortlisted Novels
Announced in Amman, the six books and their authors shortlisted for this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction are now in contention for a US$50,000 purse and English translation. They represent authors with ties to seven nations.
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces Its 2018 Longlist: ‘Arab Reality’
With a prize of US$50,000 and funding for translation into English, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction enters its second decade with a longlist of 16 novels that ‘bring to life the tragic distortions and dreams of these societies.’
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Writers Workshop Opens in Abu Dhabi Desert
Six writers and their mentors are beginning the ninth annual Abu Dhabi desert nadwa program of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.