Born 1946 · Tunisia
Comar d'Or 2016 · Winner
Fawzi Mellah · 70 when first published
Novel · 197 pages · Family, Migration
AI-generated summary:In the Tunisian interior, a young woman named Khadija stands up to her brother and his authority over her, then sets out to face the dangers of the sea, meeting people along the way who offer her compassion and help.
Comar d'Or 2010 · Winner
Title translated by AI:“The Transfer of the Ashes”
Fawzi Mellah · 63 when first published
Novel · 272 pages · Historical
AI-generated summary:In December 1933 London celebrates the arrival of the Codex Sinaiticus, a Bible kept for centuries at St Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai. The story goes back to ask who took it from the monks, and what secrets it holds.