Mohamed Alnaas
Mohammed Alnaas (Arabic: محمد النعاس) (born 1991) is a Libyan writer born in Tajoura (an eastern suburb of Tripoli). His debut novel Bread on Uncle Milad's Table won the 2022 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.[1] AlNaas's other writings and essays have appeared in various Arabic and English journals and media platforms.[2]
Early life[edit]
Mohamed Alnaas was born in Tripoli, in 1991. He studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Tripoli and graduated in late 2014. He worked as a technical engineer for about a year until he finally quit engineering to focus on writing in late 2015. He gained recognition for his writing in subsequent years, and in 2020 his short story collection Blue Blood was published. In 2022, he won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his debut novel, which made him a household name in Libya.[3][4]
Style[edit]
Shukri Mabkhout, chair of the judges' panel for the 2022 IPAF, noted the novel is "unified by a gripping narrative, which offers a deep and meticulous critique of prevailing conceptions of masculinity and femininity and the division of work between men and women, and the effect of these on both a psychological and social level.[5]
Awards and honours[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Hesham, Soha (14 June 2022). "Books - Culture - Al-Ahram Weekly". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Libyan Stories from the novel "Bread on Uncle Milad's Table"". 18 July 2022.
- ^ "رواية "خبز على طاولة الخال ميلاد" للكاتب الليبي محمد النعاس تفوز بالجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية". 22 May 2022.
- ^ https://www.alquds.co.uk/%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B2-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A-2/
- ^ "Bread on Uncle Milad's Table wins 2022 International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.