Saudi author Raja Alem's The Dove's Necklace won the 2011 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (see their synopsis) and is beginning to appear in translations (the English one to follow later this year; see the Overlook publicity page, or pre-order your copy at Amazon.co.uk (there doesn't seem to be US listing yet)), and at Qantara.de Ruth Reif now has a Q & A with her, 'about her work and influences'.
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