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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

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  • 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.

  • 23/01/2023

    International Prize for Arabic Fiction announces 2023 l...

    Today, Tuesday 24 January 2022, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has revealed the longlist of 16 novels in contention for the 2023 prize, which will award $...

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  • 27/05/2022

    Interview with Mohamed Alnaas, winner of the 15th Inter...

    How did it feel to win? It’s a strange feeling. I still haven’t digested the news. This celebration from readers, from people, from family and friends, makes me feel proud...

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  • 23/05/2022

    Celebrations at the Winner Ceremony of the 15th Interna...

    Libyan author Mohammed Alnaas’s first novel Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table, published by Rashm for Publishing and Distribution, was announced on Sunday night as the 15th winner...

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