Abu Dhabi : The Sheikh Zayed Book Award of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has unveiled the longlisted titles for the ‘Translation’ category for its 16th edition.
From a total of 148 submissions for the 2021/22 edition, 10 titles from publishers in six Arab countries – Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Morocco and Tunisia – were nominated for the longlist.
English books translated into Arabic received the largest number of titles with six nominations.
The longlist also featured three books translated from French into Arabic, and one Arabic book translated into English.
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) will be soon announcing the shortlisted entries across the remaining categories.
