{"id":115591,"date":"2024-04-29T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/?p=115591"},"modified":"2024-04-29T18:02:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:02:13","slug":"novel-a-mask-the-colour-of-the-sky-wins-2024-international-prize-for-arabic-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/en\/novel-a-mask-the-colour-of-the-sky-wins-2024-international-prize-for-arabic-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Novel \u201cA Mask, the Colour of the Sky\u201d Wins 2024 International Prize for  Arabic Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has announced that the novel \u201cA Mask, the Colour of the Sky\u201d by Palestinian author Basim Khandaqji won its 17 th edition for 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/?p=115588\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115588\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0b524287-2da5-4331-be1a-07e3e2f06d95.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1011\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0b524287-2da5-4331-be1a-07e3e2f06d95.jpeg 1011w, https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0b524287-2da5-4331-be1a-07e3e2f06d95-202x300.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0b524287-2da5-4331-be1a-07e3e2f06d95-690x1024.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0b524287-2da5-4331-be1a-07e3e2f06d95-768x1139.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Nabil Suleiman, chairman of judging panel, unveiled the winning novel during a special ceremony held in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in the presence of Dr. Ali Bin Tamim, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The jury selected the winning novel from among 133 novels nominated for the 2024 prize, recognizing it as the best novel published between July 2022 and June 2023.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rana Idriss, the owner of Dar Al Adab, the publisher of the novel, received the awardon behalf of author Basim Khandaqji.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Syrian writer Nabil Suleiman, Chairman of the jury, hailed the novel for its multi-layered narrative, and said: &amp;quot;A Mask, the Colour of the Sky fuses the personalwith the political in innovative ways. It ventures into experimenting with new narrative forms to explore three types of consciousness \u2013 that of the self, the other and the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He added: \u201cThe novel dissects a complex, bitter reality of family fragmentation, displacement, genocide and racism. The strands of history, myth and the present day are delicately woven together in a narrative that pulses with compassion in the face of dehumanisation and is stirred by a desire for freedom from oppression, both at an individual and societal level. \u201cA Mask, the Colour of the Sky declares love and friendship as central to human identity above all other affiliations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Prof Yasir Suleiman, chairman of the award&amp;#39;s board of trustees, highlighted the novel\u2019s narrative sweep. \u201cAn archaeology of victimhood emerges, and the trauma of modern Palestine unravels,\u201d he said. \u201cAfter careful scene setting, the novel gathers pace quickly, ensnaring the reader in its galloping storylines and unexpected subtle humour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&amp;quot;Khandaqji\u2019s novel delves into realms where the present intertwines with the past, aiming to unveil the clash between the ego and the other, both are among the wretched on Earth, with one inevitably becoming the victim of the other. In this dynamic, the Palestinian Nakba emerges as a monument, a testament to a humanitarian catastrophe in which the victim bears no culpability. Ultimately, the protagonist&amp;#39;s facade is stripped away under the Palestinian skies of Haifa, where Mary Magdalene materializes, sought after by the protagonist to liberate her from the confines of Dan Brown&amp;#39;s narrative in his novel &amp;#39;The Da Vinci Code&amp;#39;.&amp;quot;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&amp;quot;Khandaqji\u2019s novel delves deep into the earth, probing its layers to unveil its narrative in a pure Arabic language that eschews embellishment, and steers clear of dwelling excessively on pain.&amp;quot; Khandaqji was imprisoned by Israeli authorities in 2004. Since being jailed Khandaqji has written poetry collections including \u201cRituals of the First Time\u201d in 2010 and \u201cThe Breath of a Nocturnal Poem\u201d in 2013. He also penned three novels: \u201cDaffodil of the Solitude (2017), The Eclipse of Badreddine (2019), and The Breath of a Failed Woman (2020).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The 2024 shortlisted authors included Ahmed Al Morsi, Osama Al Eissa, Raja Alem, Rima Bali and Eissa Nasiri. The winning novel was selected by a five- member jury chaired by Syrian writer Nabil Suleiman, and members including Sudanese writer and journalist Hammour Ziada; Palestinian writer, researcher and academic Sonia Nimr; Czech academic Franty\u0161ek Ondra\u0161; and Egyptian critic and journalist Mohamed Shoair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The International Prize for Arabic Fiction, the most prestigious literary prize in the Arab world, aims to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high- quality Arabic literature internationally through the translation and publishing of the winning and shortlisted novels in other major languages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In addition to the annual Prize, IPAF supports other literary initiatives. In 2009 IPAF launched its inaugural Nadwa (writers\u2019 workshop) for emerging writers of fiction in Arabic. The Prize is currently sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre, an affiliate of the\u00a0Department of Culture and Tourism\u00a0\u2013 Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has announced that the novel \u201cA Mask, the Colour of the Sky\u201d by Palestinian author Basim Khandaqji won its 17 th edition for 2024. 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