2011 Int. Prize for Arabic Fiction Shortlist

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Title	Author	Publisher	Nationality
The Arch and the Butterfly	Mohammed Achaari	Al-Markaz al-Thaqafi al-Arabi (Arab Cultural Centre)	Moroccan
The Doves’ Necklace	Raja Alem	Al-Markaz al-Thaqafi al-Arabi (Arab Cultural Centre)	Saudi Arabian
Turmoil in Jeddah	Maqbul Moussa Al-Alawi	Al-Kawkab	Saudi Arabian
An Oriental Dance	Khalid Al-Bari	El-Ain Publishing	Egyptian
God’s Soldiers	Fawaz Haddad	Riad El-Rayyes Books	Syrian
Secret Rope	Maha Hassan	Al-Kawkab	Syrian
A Short Life	Renée Hayek	Al-Markaz al-Thaqafi al-Arabi (Arab Cultural Centre)	Lebanese
My Tormentor	Bensalem Himmich	Dar El Shorouk	Moroccan
The Andalucian House	Waciny Laredj	Jamal Publications	Algeria
Women of Wind	Razan Naim Al-Maghrabi	Thaqafa l-al-Nashr (Cultural Publications)	Libyan
The Handsome Jew	Ali Al-Muqri	Dar al-Saqi	Yemeni
Common Sins	Fatin Al-Murr	Dar An-Nahar	Lebanon
Istasia	Khairy Shalaby	Dar El Shorouk	Egyptian
The Hunter of the Chrysalises (or The Head Hunter)	Amir Taj Al-Sir	Thaqafa l-al-Nashr (Cultural Publications)	Sudanese
Brooklyn Heights	Miral Al-Tahawy	Dar Merit	Egyptian
The Eye of the Sun	Ibtisam Ibrahim Teresa	Arab Scientific Publishers	Syria