(Wam) ABU DHABI – The Shaikh Zayed Book Award announced on Tuesday a total of 12 titles from its long list for its sixth session 2011-2012.
The books announced are in ‘Literature’ and ‘Fine Arts’ categories, two of the award’s nine diverse categories which are collectively worth Dh7 million.
The ‘Literature’ titles include six novels: The Tea of the Brideby Maysaloon Hadi from Iraq (published by Dar Shorooq);Yahya by Samiha Ali Khrais from Jordan (published by Dar Thaqafa); A Period of Oppression by Hisham Saleh Abdallah from Jordan (published by Dar Aman); Under the Moonlightby Mohammed Gharnate from Morocco (published by Dar Bisan); Bilan by Mousa Abbas from Syria (published by Dar Bisan); in addition to one study by Abderrahim Ouhabi from Morocco about Arabic Reading (published by Modern Book World publishing). The ‘Literature’ category received a total of 148 nominations, topping the rest of categories this year.
The ‘Fine Arts’ books selected from 31 nominations includeArt and Eccentrics by Dr Shaker Abdel-Hamid from Egypt (published by General Egyptian Book Organisation/ Al Osra Library); Andalusian-Moroccan Music (a study) by Amin Chaachoo from Morocco (published by Dar Al Musara);Orientalism in Arabic Architecture (a study) by Raed Arnaout from Jordan (published by Dar Al- Mamoon); The Art and History of Muslims in Andalusia by Mahmoud Youssef Khadir from Palestine (published by Dar Al Sowaidi); Eastern Carpets (a study) by Eyad and Hanan AbuShakra from Lebanon/UK (published by Dar Al-Saqi); and Theatrical Biographies (3 volumes) by Roger Assaf from Lebanon (published by Dar al-Adab).
