Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize

Other Names: Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
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The Banipal Prize, whose full name is the Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, is an annual prize awarded to a translator (or translators) for the published English show more translation of a full-length literary work in the Arabic language show less
Stages:
All, Winner (34), Shortlist (10), Longlist (96)
Categories:
All, Runner Up (13), Runner up (1), No Category (126)
Years:
All, 2023 (1), 2022 (2), 2021 (1), 2019 (16), 2018 (19), 2017 (17), 2016 (18), 2015 (26), 2014 (17), 2013 (2), 2012 (2), 2011 (3), 2010 (3), 2009 (3), 2008 (3), 2007 (3), 2006 (3)

Winner 34

WorkCategoryYear
Mister N by Najwá Barakāt
Luke Leafgren
2023
The Men Who Swallowed the Sun by Hamdi Abu Golayyel
Humphrey Davies
2022
Slipping by Mohamed Kheir
Robin Moger
2022
The Girl with Braided Hair by Rasha Adly
Sarah Enany
2021
Death Is Hard Work by Khālid Khalīfah
Leri Price
2019
The President's Gardens by Muḥsin Ramlī
Luke Leafgren
2018
The Book of Safety by Yasser Abdel Hafez
Robin Moger
2017
The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi
Jonathan Wright
2016
The Book of the Sultan's Seal: Strange Incidents from History in the City of Mars by Youssef Rakha
Paul Starkey
2015
June Rain by Jabbour Douaihy
Paula Haydar
Runner up2014
The Corpse Washer by Sinan Antoon
Sinan Antoon
2014
A Land without Jasmine by Wajdi al-Ahdal
William Maynard Hutchins
2013
Azazeel by Youssef Ziedan
Jonathan Wright
2013
I Was Born There, I Was Born Here by Mourid BarghoutiRunner Up2012
A Muslim Suicide by Bensalem Himmich
Roger Allen
2012
Specters by Raḍwá ʻĀshūrRunner Up2011
White Masks by Elias KhouryRunner Up2011
Adonis: Selected Poems by Adonis
Khaled Mattawa
2011
Cities Without Palms by Tarek EltayebRunner Up2010
Sunset Oasis by Bahaa TaherRunner Up2010
Yalo by Elias Khoury
Humphrey Davies
2010
Gold Dust by Ibrahim al-KoniRunner Up2009
Wild Mulberries by Iman Humaydan YounesRunner Up2009
The Collar and the Bracelet by Yahya Taher Abdullah
Samah Selim
2009
The Man from Bashmour by Salwá BakrRunner Up2008
The Journals of Sarab Affan by Jabra Ibrahim JabraRunner Up2008
The Butterfly's Burden by Mahmoud Darwish
Fady Joudah
2008
Thieves in Retirement by Ḥamdī Abū JulayyilRunner Up2007
Saraya, the Ogre's Daughter: A Palestinian Fairy Tale by Imīl ḤabībīRunner Up2007
The Lodging House by Khairy Shalaby
Farouk Mustafa
2007
Stones Of Bobello by Edwar al-CharratRunner Up2006
Clamor of the Lake by Mohamed El-BisatieRunner Up2006
Gate of the Sun by Elias Khoury2006
Velvet by Huzama Habayeb
Kay Heikkenen

Shortlist 10

Longlist 96

WorkYear
In the Spider's Room: A Novel by Muhammad Abdelnabi2019
All That I Want to Forget by Bothayna Al-Essa2019
The Fetishists by Ibrahim al-Koni2019
Printed in Beirut by Jabbour Douaihy2019
After Coffee by Abdelrashid Mahmoudi2019
يوم غائم في البر الغربي by Muhammad al-Mansi Qindil2019
The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi2019
Jerusalem Stands Alone (Middle East Literature In Translation) by Mahmoud Shukair2019
Praise for the Women of the Family - مديح لنساء العائلة - Madih li-nisa al-Aaʼilah by Mahmoud Shukair2019
States of Passion by Nihad Sirees2019
A Sky Close to Our House - سماء قريبة من بيتنا - Samaʼ qaribah min baytina by شهلا العجيلي Shahla Ujayli2019
Where the Bird Disappeared by Ghassan Zaqtan2019
In Jerusalem and Other Poems: Written Between 1997-2017 by Tamim Al-Barghouti2018
Hend and the Soldiers (Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation) by Badriah Albeshr2018
Fractured Destinies: A Novel by Rabai Al-Madhoun2018
The Baghdad Eucharist: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction) by Sinan Antoon2018
No Road to Paradise (Hoopoe Fiction) by Hassan Daoud2018
The American Quarter by Jabbour Douaihy2018
Tales of Yusuf Tadros: A Novel by Adel Esmat2018
Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge (Hoopoe Fiction) by Ezzedine C Fishere2018
Bled Dry: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction) by Abdelilah Hamdouchi2018
The Apartment in Bab el-Louk by Donia Maher2018
Gaza Weddings (Hoopoe Fiction) by Ibrahim Nasrallah2018
Farewell Damascus by Ghada Samman2018
Suslov's Daughter by Habib Abdulrab Sarori2018
All the Battles: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction) by Maan Abu Taleb2018
The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz2017
The ninety-ninth floor by Jana Fawaz Elhassan2017
A Beautiful White Cat Walks with Me: A Novel by Youssef Fadel2017
A Rare Blue Bird Flies with Me: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction) by Youssef Fadel2017
Lighthouse for the Drowning (Lannan Translations Selection Series) by Jawdat Fakhreddine2017
The shell : memoirs of a hidden observer by Mustafa Khalifa2017
BETWEEN TWO WIVES by Hussain Ali Lootah2017
Otared : a novel by Mohammed Rabie2017
Menorahs and Minarets (Hoopoe Fiction) by Kamal Ruhayyim2017
Maryam: Keeper of Stories by Alawiya Sobh2017
The Weight of Paradise by Īmān Ḥumaydān2017
Describing the Past by Ghassan Zaqtan2017
The Longing of the Dervish: A Novel by Hammour Ziada2017
The Scarecrow (Modern Middle East Literature in Translation) by Ibrahim al-Koni2016
The Holy Sail by Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud2016
Hurma by Ali Al-Muqri2016
Desert Sorrows: Poems by Tayseer al-Sboul (Arabic Language and Literature Series) by Tayseer Al-Sboul2016
The Automobile Club of Egypt by Alaa al-Aswani2016
Mortal Designs by Reem Bassiouney2016
Ali and His Russian Mother (Interlink World Fiction) by Alexandra Chreiteh2016
Ebola '76 by Amir Tag Elsir (1-Apr-2015) Paperback by Amir Tag Elsir2016
Telepathy by Amir Tag Elsir2016
The Televangelist: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction) by Ibrahim Essa2016
Whitefly by Abdelilah Hamdouchi2016
My Torturess (Middle East Literature In Translation) by Bensalem Himmich2016
Confessions by Rabee Jaber2016
32 (Middle East Literature In Translation) by Sahar Mandour2016
The Dust of Promises by Ahlem Mosteghanemi2016
All Faces but Mine: The Poetry of Samih Al-Qasim (Middle East Literature In Translation) by Samīḥ Qāsim2016
The Bride of Amman by Fadi Zaghmout2016
Temple Bar: An Egyptian Novel by Bahaa Abdelmegid2015
Who's Afraid of Meryl Streep? by Rashid al-Daif2015
Days of Ignorance by Laila Aljohani2015
Where Pigeons Don't Fly by Yousef Al-Mohaimeed2015
Blue Lorries by Raḍwá ʻĀshūr2015
The Woman from Tantoura by Raḍwá ʻĀshūr2015
Rain over Baghdad: An Egyptian Novel by Hala El Badry2015
Oh, Salaam! by Najwa Barakat2015
Chewing gum by Mansour Bushnaf2015
The Penguin's Song by Hassan Daoud2015
Nothing More to Lose (NYRB/Poets) by Najwan Darwish2015
French Perfume by Amir Tag Elsir2015
Women of Karantina: A Novel by Nael Eltoukhy2015
Chronicles of Majnun Layla & Selected Poems by Qassim Haddad2015
Beirut, Beirut by Ṣunʻ Allāh Ibrāhīm2015
Stealth by Ṣunʻ Allāh Ibrāhīm2015
African Titanics by Abu Bakr Kahal2015
Broken Mirrors: Sinalcol by Elias Khoury2015
The Iraqi Nights by Dunya Mikhail2015
Chaos of the Senses by Ahlam Mosteghanemi2015
قناديل ملك الجليل by Ibrahim Nasrallah2015
The Crocodiles: A Novel by Youssef Rakha2015
Dates on My Fingers by Muḥsin Ramlī2015
Diary of a Jewish Muslim: An Egyptian Novel by Kamal Ruhayyim2015
Les ailes de papillon by Mohamed Salmawy2015
The Arch and the Butterfly by Mohammed Achaari2014
New Waw, Saharan Oasis (Modern Middle East Literature in Translation) by Ibrahim al-Koni2014
Private Pleasures: An Egyptian Novel by Hamdy el-Gazzar2014
Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs: An Omani Novel (Modern Omani Novels) by Abdulaziz Al Farsi2014
Andere levens by Iman Humaydan2014
That Smell and Notes from Prison by Ṣunʻ Allāh Ibrāhīm2014
The Mehlis Report by Rabee Jaber2014
House of the Wolf: An Egyptian Novel by Ezzat el Kamhawi2014
Throwing Sparks by Abdo Khal2014
Status: Emo: An Egyptian Novel (Modern Egyptian) by Islām Miṣbāḥ2014
The Bridges of Constantine by Ahlem Mosteghanemi2014
Gertrude (Interlink World Fiction) by Hassan Najmi2014
Ben Barka Lane by Mahmoud Saeed2014
The Silence and the Roar by Nihad Sirees2014
Moon and Henna Tree (CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation) by Ahmed Toufiq2014

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