Jailed In Israel, Palestinian Writer Wins Top Prize For Arabic Fiction

Jailed In Israel, Palestinian Writer Wins Top Prize For Arabic Fiction

Khandaqji’s book was chosen from 133 works submitted to the competition. Tel Aviv, Israel: 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 [...]