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Abdelouahab Aissaoui
The Spartan Court

Winner 2020

The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)

The Spartan Court

Abdelouahab Aissaoui

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Longlist

  • The Last Days of the Pasha
    Rasha Adly
  • Hammam Dhahab
    Mohammed Eissa al-Mu’adab
  • Al-Mutanabbi’s Rabat
    Hassan Aourid
  • What About Rachel, the Jewish Lady?
    Salim Barakat
  • The War of the Gazelle
    Aisha Ibrahim
  • Sleeping in the Cherry Field
    Azher Jerjis
  • The Stairs of Trolar
    Samir Kacimi
  • No-one Prayed Over Their Graves
    Khaled Khalifa
  • The Mingling of the Seasons
    Bachir Mefti
  • Seferberlik
    Magbool Al-Alawi

Shortlist

  • The Russian Quarter
    Khalil Alrez
  • The King of India
    Jabbour Douaihy
  • Firewood of Sarajevo
    Said Khatibi
  • The Tank
    Alia Mamdouh
  • Fardeqan – the Detention of the Great Sheikh
    Youssef Ziedan

Judges

  • Viktoria Zarytovskaya
  • Muhsin al-Musawi (Chair)
  • Pierre Abi Saab
  • Amin Zaoui
  • Reem Magued

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


  • 07/06/2023

    The 2023 Shortlisted Authors at the Abu Dhabi Internati...

    The 2023 IPAF shortlisted authors, including the winner Zahran Alqasmi, took part in a number of events at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair after the winner announcement last Sunday....

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  • 31/05/2023

    Celebrations at the Winner Ceremony of the 16th Interna...

    Omani author Zahran Alqasmi’s fourth novel The Water Diviner, which was published by Dar Rashm, was announced on Sunday night as the 16th winner of the International Prize...

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  • 23/05/2023

    2023 Winner Interview

    How did you feel about winning? It was a big surprise! To the extent that I was speechless. I didn’t expect it because the shortlisted novels were all strong. I read them and...

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