The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi wins International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2013

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IPAF authors to take part in local events, ahead of winner announcement in Abu Dhabi on 23 April

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Abdul-Kareem Jouaity

Abdul-Kareem Jouaitly

Abdul-Kerim Jouaity was born in Beni Mellal, capital of the Tadla-Azilal province of Morocco in 1962 and currently works as director of the Ministry of Culture for this region. He has had several novels published including Night of the Sun (Union of Moroccan Writers Publications,1992) which won the Writers’ Union Prize; Celebrations of Death (East Africa Publications, 1996), translated into French; Yellow Morella (Irtiyad al-Afaq Publications, 2002) and Platoon of Ruin (Arabic Cultural Centre, 2007). He has also published other books and translations.  

  • Platoon of Ruin

    Platoon of Ruin 2009

Previous Years

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

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Translations

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

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