6 authors on shortlist for first International Prize for Arabic Fiction
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Six authors from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt were on the shortlist as finalists for the first-ever International Prize for Arabic Fiction, organizers announced Tuesday.
The shortlisted books, chosen from 131 entries, are Jabbour Douaihy (Lebanon); Elias Farkouh (Jordan); Khaled Khalifa (Syria); May Menassa (Lebanon); Mekkaoui Said (Egypt); Baha Taher (Egypt). Each of the finalists receives $10,000 with the winner getting an additional $50,000. The award, backed by the Emirates Foundation, is intended as an Arabic counterpart to the prestigious Booker Prize. The winner will be announced March 10. (AP)
