Two debuts make Arabic Fiction prize shortlist

Two debut novels are battling it out on the shortlist for the $50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, including one soon to be published by Oneworld. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 01:46:32 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-28 21:23:44 UTC ]
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[ The Millions | 2019-07-25 17:22:45 UTC ]
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Here’s the Center for Fiction’s 2019 First Novel Prize longlist.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 16:41:15 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-25 00:17:13 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-24 09:47:48 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 06:54:45 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 06:42:03 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-10 20:37:34 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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