Jailed Palestinian Basim Khandaqji Wins Arabic Fiction Prize
Imprisoned in Israel when he was 21, the Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji wins the US$50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
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Imprisoned in Israel when he was 21, the Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji wins the US$50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
While in prison, Basim Khandaqji wrote a book that was nominated for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
The winner of this year's International Prize for Arabic Fiction will be announced in Abu Dhabi on April 28.
The 2024 longlist for the annual International Prize for Arabic Fiction includes work from 11 markets and 16 writers.
With its outstanding publishing houses and a freedom of speech unique in the region, Lebanon has become a paradise for many writers from more authoritarian Arab states where strict censorship is the order of the day. Lebanon's neighbour, Syria, is the prime example. Susanne Schanda reports