The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is one of the most prestigious and important literary prizes in the Arab world

15/03/2019

Interview with shortlisted author Hoda Barakat
Where were you when the shortlist was announced and what was your reaction? I was in my house in Paris and I heard the news from my publisher Rana Idriss (Dar al-Adab). I was...
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25/02/2019

Interview with shortlisted author Mohammed Maazuz
Where were you when the shortlist was announced and what was your reaction? I was on the road between Rabat and Casablanca when I received the news that my novel had reached...
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05/02/2019

Shortlist announced for 2019 International Prize for Ar...
Tuesday 5 February, 2019: Hoda Barakat, Adel Esmat, Inaam Kachachi, Mohammed Al-Maazuz, Shahla Ujayli and Kafa Al-Zou’bi have today been announced as the six authors...
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If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

Haruki Murakami

2019 SHORTLIST