Shortlist 2020

The Tank
Alia Mamdouh
Iraq
Al-Mutawassit
The Russian Quarter
Khalil Alrez
Syria
Difaf Publishing
The King of India
Jabbour Douaihy
Lebanon
Dar Al Saqi
Firewood of Sarajevo
Said Khatibi
Algeria
Al-Ikhtilef
Fardeqan – the Detention of the Great Sheikh
Youssef Ziedan
Egypt
Dar al-Shorouk

2020 Longlist

Hammam Dhahab

30/04/2020

Submission open for 2021 International Prize for Arabic...
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is delighted to announce that submissions will open for the 14th edition of the prize on Friday 1 May 2020. Submissions will close...
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14/04/2020

Abdelouahab Aissaoui wins 2020 International Prize for...
The Spartan Court by Abdelouahab Aissaoui was today announced as the winner of the 13th International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). The novel, published by Dar Mim, was...
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14/04/2020

Interview with shortlisted author Said Khatibi
We hear from shortlisted author Said Khatibi about his novel Firewood of Sarajevo. Where were you when the shortlist was announced and what was your reaction? I was at my...
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