Arabic language equivalent of the Man Booker Prize names record 5 women on 16 book list.
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Today they've announced a diverse longlist of 16 books for the 2015 prize. 12 different countries are listed, along with include 5 women authors, the highest number in any prize shortlist so far. The longlist is as follows:
A Suspended Life by Atef Abu Saif (Palestine, Al-Ahlia)
Far from Clamour, Close to Silence by Mohammed Berrada (Morocco, Le Fennec)
Drowning in Lake Morez by Antoine Douaihy (Lebanon, Dar al-Mourad)
The American Neighbourhood by Jabbour Douaihy (Lebanon, Saqi Books)
Floor 99 by Jana Elhassan (Lebanon, Difaf Publications)
Diamonds and Women by Lina Huyan Elhassan (Syria, Dar al-Adab)
Don't Tell Your Nightmare! by Abdel Wahab al-Hamadi (Kuwait, Al-Markez al-Thaqafi al-Arabi)
Female Voices by Maha Hassan (Syria, Dar Tanweer, Lebanon)
Riyam and Kafa by Hadia Hussein (Iraq, Arab Institute for Research and Publishing)
Sharp Turning by Ashraf al-Khamaisi (Egypt, Al-Dar al-Masriya al-Lubnaniya)
Graphite by Hisham al-Khashin (Egypt, Maktabat al-Dar al-Arabiyya lil Kitab)
The Italian by Shukri al-Mabkhout (Tunisia, Dar Tanweer, Lebanon)
Willow Alley by Ahmed al-Madeeni (Morocco, Al-Markez al-Thaqafi al-Arabi)
The Daughter of Suslov by Habib Abdulrab Sarori (Yemen, Saqi Books)
The Size of a Grape by Muna al-Sheemi (Egypt, Al-Hadara)
The Longing of the Dervish by Hamour Ziada (Sudan, Dar al-Ain)
The prize also guarantees English translation for the winner.
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Here's The Longlist For The International Prize For Arabic Fiction 2015