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Palestinian prisoner in Israel wins top fiction prize

Monday, 29 Apr 2024 | 11:46 AM MYT

Palestinian author Basim Khandaqji and the cover of his prize-winning A Mask, the Colour of the Sky. - Photos courtesy of International Prize for Arabic Fiction website.

ABU DHABI (AFP): Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction on Sunday (April 29) for his novel A Mask, the Colour of the Sky.

The award of the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction was announced at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi.

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