2011

The Arch and the Butterfly

Mohammed Achaari

The Arch and the Butterfly

Mohammed Achaari’s The Arch and the Butterfly is a journey in the life of a left wing Moroccan writer, Yousef, whose...

The Doves' Necklace

Raja Alem

Raja Alem’s novel, The Dove’s Necklace, is not set in Mecca, as the reader might first think. Rather, its characters are...

You can find a complete history of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction here. Information on all the winners, shortlisted and longlisted...

One of the main aims of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction is to encourage the translation of Arabic literature into other...