The longlist is made up of two poetry collections, a memoir by acclaimed Moroccan author Bensalem Himmich, and ten novels.
‘After Coffee’: A Dialogue Between Author, Translator, and Editor
"I was immediately absorbed by the description of the Egyptian village, which I knew I would never experience so intimately as a visitor. The opening scene with its image of the novel’s 5-year old protagonist Medhat, racing across the canal that divides his village from the village of the Upper Egyptians had me hooked."
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Deadline Extended
This is your year to get a Sheikh Zayed Book Award.
