Tag: Kamel Daoud
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Six Africans make the Dublin International Literary Award 2017 longlist
Five Africans Mia Couto, Kamel Daoud, Yasmina Khadra, Chigozie Obioma, José Eduardo Agualusa, and Alaa Al Aswany made the Dublin International Literary Award 2017 longlist of 147. The Dublin International Literary Award is an international literary award awarded each year for a novel written in English or translated into English. It aims to promote excellence…
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FT / OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award 2015 long list out
In February I blogged about these FT / OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Awards where writers, filmmakers, and visual artists would be eligible for cash prizes up to US$40,000 and more goodies. The organisers of the awards covering more than 100 emerging market nations announced their long lists. The fiction lists have some of our favourite writers…