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Shukri Mabkhout

شكري المبخوت

Born 1962 · Tunisia

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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Comar d'Or 2015 · Winner

    The Italian

    الطلياني · al-Talyani

    Shukri Mabkhout · 52 when first published

    Novel · 368 pages · Politics, Love

    AI-generated summary:At his father's funeral, Abdel Nasser, nicknamed the Italian, attacks his neighbour, the imam, in front of stunned mourners. A friend reconstructs his life from childhood to find out why.

    Also: IPAF 2015 winner