Ali Baba’s Mournful Night
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| Author | Abdel Khaliq Al-Rikabi |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Language | Arabic |
| Publisher | Dar Adnan Publications |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Pages | 290 |
| Awards | International Prize for Arabic Fiction |
Ali Baba’s Mournful Night is a novel by the Iraqi novelist Abdel Khaliq al-Rikabi[1] and got published by Dar Adnan Publications, specifically in Baghdad, year 2013. Next, by the Arab Institute for Studies and Publishing in Beirut. Moreover, it was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, known as the Arab Booker Prize, year 2014.[2]
About the novel[edit]
Abdel Khaliq Al-Rikabi discusses a story about the (Historical Imagination) in Iraq especially in modern era. In 2003, US occupation would be a starting point for overthrowing historical and social events which was during Othman, British, and American eras throughout the twentieth century until today. In addition, it presents characters that symbolizes the years of general killing as well as the Mesopotamia identity. Moreover, other characters that accompanied and climbed on the tanks of US occupation. Also, it practiced techniques of murder, revenge, corruption, and deception to dominate the Iraqi scene. Abdel Khaliq impute what occurred in Iraq from racism, denominationalism, religious, ideology to the US occupation which blew up all the situation.[3]
| International Prize for Arabic Fiction | |
|---|---|
| Short list | The Famous Alienation Boy of Hmriyah (by Abdulrahim lahbibi), A Blue Bird Flies with Me (by Yossef Fadel), Frankenstein in Baghdad (by Ahmed Sadawi), The Blue Elephant (by Ahmed Murad), There Are No Knives In the Kitchen (by Ahmed Khalifa) |
| Long list | 366 (by Amir Taj El-Sir), Alexandria In A Cloud (Ibrahim Abdulmajeed), The Bearer of the Purple Rose (by Antonine Douaihy), The Wolf that Grew in the Prairie (by Lewaisini AL-Araj), The Balcong of the Abyss (by Ibrahim Nasrallah), The Loe of Al-Asha Street (by Badria Al-Bisher), In the Presence of the Phoenix and the Faithful Vinegar (by Isamil Fahad Ismail), Ali Baba's Mournful Night (by Abdul Khaliq Al-Rikabi), Manafi Al-Rab (Al-Ashraf Al-Khamaisi), The Hunting Season of the Hornet (by Isamil Ghazali) |
| Jury members | Zouhour Keram, Saad Al-Bazay, Abdullah Ibrahim, Mohammed Haqqi Soutshin |
| Notes | The winning novel is written in bold and indicated with an asterisk (*) on the short list |
References[edit]
- ↑ "عبد الخالق الركابي | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ "2014 | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ↑ "واي باك مشين", ويكيبيديا (in العربية), 2022-05-29, retrieved 2022-06-22
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