Fatin al-Murr

International Prize for Arabic Fiction Longlist Profiles: Fatin Al-Murr

November 27, 2010

Fatin Al-Murr teaches French literature at the Lebanese University. Although she’s published two novels and a short story collection, most of what I can find about her online is about her scholarly interest in French-language Lebanese literature: for instance, here and here.

Poetry Ali Al-Muqri, Amir Taj Al-Sir, Bensalem Himmich, Fatin al-Murr, Fawwaz Haddad, Ibtisam Ibrahim Teresa, Khairy Shalaby, Khaled al-Berry, Maha Hassan, Maqboul Mousa Al-Alawi, Miral al-Tahawy, Mohammad Achaari, Raja Alem, Raza Naim al-Bargrabi, Renee Hayek, Waciny Laredj

Longlist Announced for ‘Arabic Booker’ 2011

November 11, 2010

As predicted, this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction (“Arabic Booker”) longlist has more women than in previous years. This year’s longlist is nearly 50-50, with 7 women and 9 men.