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IPAF Judge Sobhi al-Boustani on How They Whittled Down the List
In conversation with Kaouther Jelassi, International Prize for Arabic Fiction judge Sobhi al-Boustani introduced himself as “a professor of Modern Arabic literature at INALCO, that is the Institut...
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Sights, Sounds, and Quotes from the 2013 International Prize for Arabic...
Kaouther Jelassi and the International Prize for Arabic Fiction photographer Yahya Gabous captured many of the sights and sounds from the shortlist announcement: Tunisia’s Minister of Culture, Mehdi...
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Ibrahim Eissa: I Do Not Write Novels As a Political Act
Ibrahim Eissa’s Mowlana (excerpt here) was one of the six novels that made the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction shortlist. Eissa is primarily known as a journalist, editor, and commentator,...
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IPAF Shortlisted Novelist Hussein El Wad: This Novel Was Published ‘In...
International Prize for Arabic Fiction-shortlisted novelist Hussein El Wad has not yet responded to ArabLit’s request for an interview. However, Tunisian novelist Kamel Riahi conducted one with the...
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Is Choosing the International Prize for Arabic Fiction Winner Just a Matter...
According to Ahram Online’s Mary Mourad, one of the 2013 Cairo Book Fair’s most heated discussions was over this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) shortlist: This year’s shortlist,...
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Countdown to IPAF: 6 Excerpts, 6 Novels Shortlisted for the ‘Arabic Booker’
In Banipal 46, there are excerpts of each of the six novels shortlisted for this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), which is set to be announced the evening of April 23: Four of the...
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announcement Today
Today at 3 p.m. UTC (7 p.m. in Abu Dhabi), organizers for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction will announce the 2013 winner: There are six books in contention:* Bamboo Stalk, by Saud Alsanousi...
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Page-turning Novel by Young Kuwaiti Author Wins 2013 ‘Arabic Booker’
Saud Alsanousi accepting the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. On Tuesday night, judging chair Galal Amin announced that young Kuwaiti writer Saud Alsanousi had won the 2013 International...
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Photos and Videos from 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Awards...
A few snapshots and videos from the award ceremony: Before the announcement began. Outgoing IPAF board chair Jonathan Taylor talks about, among other things, why the award welcomes dissent and...
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Interviews with IPAF Winner Saud al-Sanousi
There have been a number of interviews with the (charming) winner of this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) — Saud al-Sanousi, for his The Bamboo Stalk – in English-language media or...
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A New Generation of Arab Writers: Mohammed Hassan Alwan and Jana Elhassan
This June, London’s Shubbak Festival brought together authors Jana Elhassan and Mohamed Hassan Alwan in conversation with BBC broadcaster, writer, and arts critic Bidisha. Attending the event were...
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2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Longlist Announced
The longlist for this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is in, and the still-anonymous judges have chosen the maximum number — 16 novels: A number of well-known authors are on the...
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366: A Novel of Love and Crime, Beautifully Told
Tunisian poet Inas Abassi reviews Amir Tag Elsir’s 366, longlisted for this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction. By Inas Abassi I enjoyed reading the novel 366, in spite of the large amount...
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Amir Tag Elsir: On How the Internet Has Changed His Writing and the...
Amir Tag Elsir (@amirelsir), longlisted for the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel 366, was previously shortlisted for his novel The Grub Hunter (in 2011), which was translated...
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction Shortlist Countdown: Reading ’366′
ArabLit and 7iber are jointly covering this year’s Internation Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) – in English and Arabic — beginning with reviews of the novels and interviews with longlisted novelists....
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Ashraf al-Khamaisi on Writing Bedouin Lives, Thinking Globally
Raphael Cormack sat down with Egyptian novelist and short-story writer Ashraf al-Khamaisi, to talk about writing, life, and his International Prize for Arabic Fiction-longlisted God’s Land of Exile....
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction Shortlist Countdown: Reading ’God’s...
ArabLit and 7iber are jointly covering this year’s Internation Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) – in English and Arabic — beginning with reviews of the novels and interviews with longlisted novelists....
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Alexandria in a Cloud: An Overpopulated Requiem for the City
As we wait for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) shortlist February 10, we continue to look at the 16 novels on the longlist. Nesreen Salem reviews Ibrahim Abdelmeguid’s Clouds Over...
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Ibrahim Abdelmeguid: ‘The Hero Is the City’
Mohga Hassib interviewed celebrated Egyptian novelist Ibrahim Abdelmeguid about his International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)-longlisted novel, Clouds Over Alexandria, his philosophy on writing,...
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction Shortlist Countdown: Reading ‘Clouds...
ArabLit and 7iber are jointly covering this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) – in English and Arabic — beginning with reviews of the novels and interviews with longlisted novelists....
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