The IPAF’s, or the Arab Man Booker prize awarded in Abu Dhabi, short list of 6 titles was announced yesterday!

The 6 titles below were chosen out of the 16 long listed titles:

-Mohammad Al Bisati, Egypt: Hunger | Juu | Dar al adab
-Fawaz Haddad, Syria: The betraying translator | al Mutarjem al Khayen | Riyad al rayes
-Yussef Zaydan, Egypt: Devil | Aazazil | Dar al shuruq
-Habib al Salmi, Tunisia: The smell of Marie Claire | Rawa’ih Marie Claire | Dar al adab
-Inaam Kjaji, Iraq: The Amerian grand-daughter | Al hafida al amirkiya | Dar al jadid
-Ibrahim Nasrallah, Jordan: The time of white horses | Zaman al khuyul al bayda | Dar al arabiya li al ulum

The IPAF 2009 winner will be announced in Abu Dhabi in March 2009.