Longlist 2021

Two Green Eyes
Hamed al-Nazir
Sudan
Dar Tanweer - Lebanon
The Orchards of Basra
Mansoura Ez Eldin
Egypt
Dar Mim
The Night Bird
Amara Lakhous
Algeria
Manshurat al-Hibr
The Life of Butterflies
Youssef Fadel
Morocco
Al-Mutawassit
M for Murderer: S for Sa’id
Abdullah Albsais
Kuwait
Riwayat
J
Sara al-Nams
Algeria
Dar al-Adab
Hole to Heaven
Abdullah Al-Eyaf
Saudi Arabia
Dar Rashm
Daughter of the Tigris
Muhsin Al-Ramli
Iraq
Dar al-Mada
Boxes of Desire
Abbas Baydoun
Lebanon
Dar al-Ain
Fruit for the Crows
Ahmed Zein
Yemen
Al-Mutawassit

2021 Longlist

29/07/2021

Jabbour Douaihy 1949 - 2021
IPAF is deeply saddened to hear of the death of the Lebanese writer Jabbour Douaihy and sends sincere condolences to his family and loved ones. Jabbour Douaihy was once...
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10/06/2021

Interview with 2021 Winner Jalal Barjas
How did it feel to win? It was a different kind of feeling that made me take a few minutes for myself and listen to the voices of the characters that made up Notebooks of the...
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25/05/2021

Notebooks of the Bookseller wins 2021 International Pr...
Jordanian poet and novelist Jalal Barjas wins 14th edition of International Prize for Arabic Fiction, having been previously longlisted for the prize in 2019 His novel tells...
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