Tag: Ahmed Naji
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Ahmed Naji wins Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation 2024
Ahmed Naji’s novel Rotten Evidence won the Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation 2024 on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize is an annual award for published translations from Arabic of full-length works of imaginative and creative writing of literary merit and general interest worth £3,000. Established in 2006 by Banipal Magazine…
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Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation 2024 shortlist announced.
The Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation 2024 shortlist was announced on Monday, December 2, 2024. The Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize is an annual award for published translations from Arabic of full-length works of imaginative and creative writing of literary merit and general interest worth £3,000. Established in 2006 by Banipal Magazine and the Banipal…
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Book Digest: Djaïli Amadou Amal, Ahmed Naji, Charles Siboto
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Ahmed Naji, Charles Siboto, and Djaïli Amadou Amal. Egypt + 100 Stories from a Century after Tahrir Edited by Ahmed Naji Publisher: Comma PressDate: July 25, 2025Genre: Fiction, AnthologyLanguage: English (Translation from Arabic)Where to find it: Comma Press…
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US National Book Critics Circle Awards 2023 finalists announced.
The National Book Critics Circle Awards 2023 finalists have been announced today, Thursday, January 25, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent on the lists. The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) bestows its awards honouring the best books published in the past year in the United States since 1974. The finalists are nominated, evaluated,…