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Egypt: Azazeel Wins Arab Booker Prize

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Egypt, Arts & Culture, Literature

Egyptian Blogger Zeinobia [1] reports that Dr Youssef Zidan's controversial novel Azazeel has won the Arab Booker Prize for 2009. This is the second year in a row for an Egyptian to win this prestigious prize. Last year's winner was Bahaa Taher's Sunset Oasis.