Arabic book award withheld over lack of suitable candidates
None of six shortlisted books deemed good enough to scoop Sheikh Zayed Book award's literature prize, worth £130,000
A £130,000 book award intended to celebrate the best literature in the Arab world has been withheld because all candidates failed to meet the prize's "stringent" requirements.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 6 March, 2012
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