The Night Post wins the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

24th April, 2019

The Night Post by Hoda Barakat has won the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.

The Lebanese author is only the second woman to win the award in the prize’s history. The announcement was made at a packed ceremony in Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel in Abu Dhabi yesterday evening (23rd April).

We’re thrilled to be publishing this brilliant book into the English language for the first time; publication is scheduled for 2020. 

More about the award can be found here.