Said Khatibi
Said Khatibi | |
|---|---|
سعيد خطيبي | |
| Born | 1984 (age 41–42) |
| Occupations | Writer, journalist |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Arabic, French |
| Notable works | Firewood of Sarajevo, The Inflamed Garden |
| Notable awards | Sheikh Zayed Book Award (2020), International Prize for Arabic Fiction (2026) |
Said Khatibi is an Algerian award winning writer.
Biography
Khatibi was born in Bou Saâda in 1984. He studied at the University of Algiers and at the Sorbonne. He lives in Slovenia.[1][2]
Works
- The Book of Faults (kitab al-khataya), novel, 2013
- The Gardens of the East Afflamed (jana’in al-sharq al-multahiba), travel in the Balkans, 2015
- Forty Years Waiting for Isabel, novel, 2016
- Firewood of Sarajevo, novel, 2018
- Swimming Against the Tide, novel, 2025
Awards
2017- Forty Years Waiting for Isabelle won the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel
2020- Firewood of Sarajevo was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
2023- The End of the Desert won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Young Author
2026- Swimming Against the Tide won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction[3]
Translations
Forty Years Waiting for Isabel was translated into Spanish by Noemi Fierro Bandera.
Firewood of Sarajevo and The End of the Sahara have both been translated into English.[3]
Khatibi has also translated the poetry of Kateb Yacine, and a volume of Algerian short stories into French.
References
- ↑ "Said Khatibi | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org.
- ↑ "Said Khatibi on the Entanglements of Story in Bosnia and Algeria". arablit.org. January 8, 2020.
- 1 2 Saeed, Saeed. "Algerian novelist Said Khatibi wins 2026 International Prize for Arabic Fiction". The National. Retrieved 2026-05-18.