- International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2022 · Shortlist
الخط الأبيض من الليل
Al-Khatt al-Abyad min al-Layl
“The White Line of the Night” (title translated by AI)
Khalid Al-Nasrallah (خالد النصر الله, born 1987)
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As a boy he chased every scrap of paper that carried letters; as a young man he takes a job vetting books for the government office that checks publications. Banning a book hurts him, and having to turn down works he admires troubles him so much that he begins to break the rules. In a dystopian political climate, where those in power are at odds with the population, he is drawn into events that grow ever more intense.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Genres
- Politics, Speculative (assigned by AI)
- First published
- 2021 by Dar al-Saqi
- Author's age
- 34 when first published
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