#international prize for arabic fiction
The 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has nominated three Egyptian novels for this year’s award. The longlist - consisting of 16 novels from a total of 159 entries submitted from 18 countries - was revealed in January and will be reduced to six on 9 February. The Egyptian contributions include The Temple of Silken Fingers by Ibrahim Farghali, The Black Brigade by Mohamed Mansi Qandil and Mercury by Mohamed Rabie. Other nominations are A Sky Close to Our…
