We take a look at six Arab authors whose works will open your eyes to a new perspective. They can all be spotted at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, from Feb. 4-9.
Jokha Alharthi
Her “Celestial Bodies” is the first Arabic novel to win the International Booker Prize. This fascinating picture of traditional Omani society is also the first book by an Omani woman to be translated into English.Hoda Barakat
Her novel “The Tillers of Waters” is available in English and we are eagerly awaiting the English edition of “The Night Mail,” the book that won her the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.Fatima Sharafeddine
She wrote “The Servant,” a story of a bright 17-year-old sent from her village to work for a wealthy Beirut couple with two spoiled daughters.Omaima Abdullah Al-Khamis
She’s is one of the most exciting female Saudi writers today. Her novel “Voyage of the Cranes in the Cities of Agate” will be published in English in 2020.Inaam Kachachi
The Iraqi author lives in Paris and wrote “The American Granddaughter,” a story of identity and conflicting allegiances.Maria Dadouch
Her story, “A Mug With a Lid,” is a heart-breaking work of fiction about the realities Syrian refugees face.
