- - En/Ar/Fr Palestinian author Basim Khandaqji wins the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel "A Mask, the Colour of the Sky" despite imprisonment. A testament to the power of literature. Read more. Link in bio فازت رواية "قناع بلون السماء" للكاتب الفلسطيني باسم خندقجي بالجائزة العربية للرواية العالمية لعام 2024 رغم سجنه. ما يدل على تأثير الأدب خارج أي حدود. L'écrivain palestinien Basim Khandaqji remporte le Prix International de la Fiction Arabe pour son roman "Un Masque, la Couleur du Ciel", malgré son emprisonnement. Un témoignage de la puissance de la littérature. #IPAF #BasimKhandaqji @arabicfictionprize
Palestinian author Basim Khandaqji, imprisoned two decades ago in Israel, was awarded the prestigious 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel ‘A Mask, the Colour of the Sky’. #palestinian #basimkhandaqji #arabicfiction
Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction on Sunday for his novel “A Mask, the Colour of the Sky”. The award of the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction was announced at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The prize was accepted on Khandaqji’s behalf by Rana Idriss, owner of Dar al-Adab, the book’s Lebanon-based publisher. Swipe up on the story to read more #Palestine #Israel #BasimKhandaqji #HespressEng
Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 ears ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction on Sunday for his novel A Mask, the Colour of the Sky. The award of the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction was announced at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The prize was accepted on Khandaqji’s behalf by Rana Idriss, owner of Dar al-Adab, the book’s Lebanon-based publisher. Khandaqji was born in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Nablus in 1983, and wrote short stories until his arrest in 2004 at the age of 21. He was convicted and jailed on charges relating to a deadly bombing in Tel Aviv, and completed his university education from inside prison via the internet. The mask in the novel’s title refers to the blue identity card that Nur, an archaeologist living in a refugee camp in Ramallah, finds in the pocket of an old coat belonging to an Israeli. Khandaqji’s book was chosen from 133 works submitted to the competition. Nabil Suleiman, who chaired the jury, said the novel “dissects a complex, bitter reality of family fragmentation, displacement, genocide, and racism”. #repost @middleeasteye #palestinian #writer #author #basimkhandaqji #prison #hostage #wins #book #prize #star #ownvoices #artist #freedom #release #hostages #israel