Al-ishtīāq ilā al-jāra (Longing for the Woman Next Door), 2020
His work has been shortlisted three times for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, in 2009 (for The Scents of Marie-Claire), 2012 (for The Women of al-Basatin), and 2021 (for Longing for the Woman Next Door).[2][3] His work has been translated into a number of languages, including English and French and has featured in multiple issues of Banipal magazine.[1]
habib, selmi, tunisian, arabic, حبيب, السالمي, born, january, 1951, tunisian, novelist, short, story, writer, born, 1951, january, 1951, tunisiaoccupationnovelistearly, life, edithe, born, near, historic, city, kairouan, date, published, eight, novels, short, . Habib Selmi Tunisian Arabic حبيب السالمي born 31 January 1951 is a Tunisian novelist and short story writer 1 Habib SelmiBorn 1951 01 31 31 January 1951 age 72 TunisiaOccupationNovelistEarly life EditHe was born in Al Ala near the historic city of Kairouan To date he has published eight novels and two short story collections citation needed Career EditHis books include Jabal al Anz Goat Mountain 1988 Surat Badawi Mayyit Portrait of a Dead Bedouin 1990 Matahat al Raml Sand Labyrinth 1994 Hufar Dafi a Warm Pits 1999 Ushaq Bayya Bayya s Lovers 2002 Asrar Abdallah Abdallah s Secrets 2006 Rawaih Marie Claire The Scents of Marie Claire 2008 Nisaʾ al basatin The Women of al Basatin 2011 Al ishtiaq ila al jara Longing for the Woman Next Door 2020His work has been shortlisted three times for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2009 for The Scents of Marie Claire 2012 for The Women of al Basatin and 2021 for Longing for the Woman Next Door 2 3 His work has been translated into a number of languages including English and French and has featured in multiple issues of Banipal magazine 1 Selmi has lived in Paris since 1985 where he teaches Arabic literature References Edit a b Profile on Banipal magazine website Habib Selmi International Prize for Arabic Fiction www arabicfiction org Retrieved 2022 03 22 Interview with shortlist author Habib Selmi International Prize for Arabic Fiction www arabicfiction org Retrieved 2022 03 22 nbsp This Tunisian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Habib Selmi amp oldid 1164318173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
