In 2011, The Dove’s Necklace was co-winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)
Rabai al-Madhoun’s ‘Destinies’ Wins 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
“Al-Madhoun, whose 2010 novel The Lady of Tel Aviv was also shortlisted for the IPAF, builds on the themes and characters of that earlier novel with Destinies.”
‘Congratulations to Lebanese Publishing’: On the 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction:
“[O]ut of the six Arabic novels selected for the ‘Arabic Booker’ shortlist, five were published in Lebanon.”
‘Experimental Works’ Chosen for 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Shortlist
“Half have some previous IPAF connection: There are two books by authors who’ve formerly participated in IPAF nadwas, or workshops (Mohamad Rabie and Shahla Ujayli) and one formerly shortlisted novelist (Raba’i al-Madhoun, for his ‘The Lady from Tel Aviv’).”
Today at 7 a.m. GMT: The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Shortlist
The announcement ceremony will be held at Muscat’s Cultural Club.
‘Arabic Booker’-longlisted Mohamed Rabie on the Hope That Clouds Observation
“If it were not for the failure of the January 2011 revolution, I wouldn’t have written the novel. All the ideas in the novel are built around its failure.”
Interviews with the Authors Longlisted for the 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
“I think that the acts of confiscating Arab works, the repeated banning and confiscation of literary and intellectual works and the ongoing intimidation of Arab writers, as well as social censorship practiced by ordinary individuals on one another in Arab societies were the main inspiration.”
Taleb Alrefai’s ‘Here’ Withdrawn from International Prize for Arabic Fiction Longlist
“Books submitted to the prize are accepted in good faith on the basis that they abide by the prize’s submission rules. Should it emerge that an entry does not meet these criteria, for whatever reason, it is the duty of the Board of Trustees to take action to ensure the Prize’s integrity.”
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Releases 16-book Longlist of ‘Demanding’ Novels
Yasir Suleiman, chair of the prize’s Board of Trustees, called the novels “technically mature and sometimes demanding.”
2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Longlist To Be Revealed Today; 159 Novels in Contention
“The longlist will consist of up to 16 novels, chosen from the 159 entries we’re told came from 18 countries.”
5 Participants in International Prize for Arabic Fiction’s ‘Nadwa 2015’
“All five are aged under 45 and were identified by former IPAF as ‘ones to watch.'”
Fewer Submissions for 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, 24% from Women
“Thirty-eight (24%) of the novels submitted for this year were by female writers and 49 (31%) of the authors were under 40, figures representing steady overall increases since the prize began.”
