Reem Al-Kamali’s The Statue of Delma — winner of the 2018 Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity — is a compelling historical fantasy that sweeps readers back in time to 3000 BCE. The setting is Delma Island, as isolated “as a rock thrown into infinite space.” The narrative unfolds as Nurta — a priest, artist, and magician — sculpts a statue of a deity.
Yesterday, we talked with Chip Rossetti about his translation of Reem Al Kamali’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction-shortlisted Rose’s Diaries. Today, we have an excerpt from the middle of the novel, […]
New publishing house ELF Publishing has brought out Emirati author Reem Al Kamali’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction-shortlisted Rose’s Diaries in Chip Rossetti’s English translation. The novel, set in 1960s […]
Judging chair for the 2022 International Prize of Arabic Fiction, Choukri al-Mabkhout, today announced the prize’s six shortlisted novels for this year. For the first time, the shortlist included novels written by authors from the UAE and Oman.
