An article in Bomb magazine compares IPAF longlistee Raja Alem---or at least her reputation---to Vladimir Nabokov: "masterful, erudite, witty, and somewhat dangerous."
Longlist Announced for ‘Arabic Booker’ 2011
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.
