
Other long- listed titles include:
A Suspended Life, Atef Abu Saif (Palestine), Al-Ahlia
Far from Clamour, Close to Silence, Mohammed Berrada (Morocco), Le Fennec
Drowning in Lake Morez, Antoine Douaihy (Lebanon), Dar al-Mourad
The American Neighbourhood, Jabbour Douaihy (Lebanon), Dar al Saqi
Floor 99, Jana Elhassan (Lebanon), Difaf Publications
Diamonds and Women, Lina Huyan Elhassan (Syria), Dar al-Adab
Don’t Tell Your Nightmare! Abdel Wahab al-Hamadi (Kuwait), Al-Markez al-Thaqafi al-Arabi
Female Voices, Maha Hassan (Syria), Dar Tanweer, Lebanon
Riyam and Kafa, Hadia Hussein (Iraq), Arab Institute for Research and Publishing
Sharp Turning, Ashraf al-Khamaisi (Egypt), Al-Dar al-Masriya al-Lubnaniya
Graphite, Hisham al-Khashin (Egypt), Maktabat al-Dar al-Arabiyya lil Kitab
The Italian, Shukri al-Mabkhout (Tunisia), Dar Tanweer
Tunis Willow Alley, Ahmed al-Madeeni (Morocco), Al-Markez al-Thaqafi al-Arabi
The Daughter of Suslov, Habib Abdulrab Sarori (Yemen), Dar al Saqi
The Size of a Grape, Muna al-Sheemi (Egypt), Al-Hadara
The Longing of the Dervish, Hammour Ziada (Sudan), Dar al-Ain