The shortlist for the Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2024 was announced on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
The Prix de la Littérature Arabe is awarded to a writer, a national of a member country of the Arab League, and an author of a published book – novel, collection of short stories or poems – written in French or translated from Arabic into French. Created by the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation and the Institut Du Monde Arabe in 2013, it is the only French award distinguishing Arab literary creation with the winner winning a cash prize of 10,000 euros. Previous winners have been Jabbour Douaihy (2013), Mohammed al-Fakharany (2014), Mohammed Hasan Alwan (2015), Inaam Kachachi (2016), Sinan Antoon (2017), Omar Robert Hamilton (2018), Mohammed Abdelnabi (2019), and Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin (2020).
The jury, chaired by Pierre Leroy, Managing Director of the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation, announced the shortlist for this year’s award which features the following texts;
- Le désastre de la maison des notables , Amira Ghenim, translated from Arabic to French by Souad Labbize (Philippe Rey – Barzakh – Khamsa collection)
- Bientôt les vivants, Amina Damerdji (Gallimard)
- Les carnets d’El-Razi, Aymen Daboussi, translated from Arabic to French by Lofti Nia (Philippe Rey – Barzakh – Khamsa collection)
- Le bruit du monde, Mohammed Alnaas, translated from Arabic to French by Sarah Rolfo
- L’Éden à l’aube de Karim Kattan (Palestine), Elyzad
- Il faut revenir, Hala Moughanie, Projectiles
- L’Éden à l’aube, Karim Kattan, Elyzad
The winner will be announced at a ceremony scheduled for November 27, 2024, at the Arab World Institute, in the presence of Jack Lang, President of the IMA.
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