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

02/05/2019

IPAF Shortlist Authors at the Abu Dhabi International B...
The 2019 IPAF shortlisted authors, including the winner Hoda Barakat, took part in a number of events at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair after the winner announcement last Tuesday....
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29/04/2019

Statement on behalf of the International Prize for Arab...
The IPAF board of trustees has issued a statement following the announcement of the 2019 winner: “The trustees of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction were surprised...
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25/04/2019

Interview with Hoda Barakat, winner of the Internationa...
How did you feel when you found out that you won? I was overjoyed! I was very happy because I believe that any recognition from the Arab world is equivalent to ten awards...
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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 WINNER