They've announced that Sudanese author Hammour Ziada awarded the 2014 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature -- though, of course, since this is (supposed to be ...) a book prize, it is, in fact, his novel, شوق الدرويش ('The Longing of the Dervish'), that was awarded the prestigious prize.
See also M. Lynx Qualey's report at her Arabic Literature (in English) weblog.
It's a prestigious prize, with a solid list of winners (several of which are under review at the complete review), and has certainly helped bring contemporary Arabic fiction into English.
(Meanwhile, don't forget the old master whom the prize is named after -- and, yes, lots (and lots) of Naguib Mahfouz's books are under review at the complete review.)
It's a prestigious prize, with a solid list of winners (several of which are under review at the complete review), and has certainly helped bring contemporary Arabic fiction into English.
(Meanwhile, don't forget the old master whom the prize is named after -- and, yes, lots (and lots) of Naguib Mahfouz's books are under review at the complete review.)