They've announced the longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction -- sixteen titles selected from 133 entries from 15 countries.
Disappointingly, I can't find any list of the 117 titles submitted that were not deemed longlist-worthy; interestingly, they also keep the names of the members of the judging panel secret, promising only to unveil them when the shortlist is announced (5 January 2013).
Fully a quarter of the longlisted titles are by Lebanese authors, while the Gulf states managed a mere two (from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia).
Disappointingly, I can't find any list of the 117 titles submitted that were not deemed longlist-worthy; interestingly, they also keep the names of the members of the judging panel secret, promising only to unveil them when the shortlist is announced (5 January 2013).
Fully a quarter of the longlisted titles are by Lebanese authors, while the Gulf states managed a mere two (from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia).