Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kafa Al-Zou'bi


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure). The article has now been improved by the creator.  NNADI GOOD LUCK  ( Talk &#124; Contribs ) 10:08, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Kafa Al-Zou'bi

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Article of a Non-notable author who does not pass WP:GNG  NNADI GOOD LUCK  ( Talk &#124; Contribs ) 05:22, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm surprised the author seems non-notable to you! Being shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction seems sufficient to satisfy WP:ANYBIO to me, "The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor." This prize is also called the "Arab Booker Prize" and is similarly prestigious, with simply being shortlisted being an honor in itself; the other shortlisted candidates consistently have articles. Al-Zou'bi received wide coverage as a shortlisted author, I just didn't cite all those articles because they only said the same few things and I was trying to flesh out her biography. I'd like to improve the article rather than delete it: can you tell me more about why she seems non-notable to you? ~ oulfis 🌸 (talk) 06:01, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I've expanded the article and its sourcing, focusing on sources that are not about the prize to show the breadth of discussion that there is about Al-Zou'bi. I think the two sources which best show her notability even beyond being shortlisted are these: 1, a response by a literary critic to a panel discussion by two other critics discussing her representation of gender and 2, an hourlong televised interview discussing her entire ouvre of work, including questions from the poet Khaled Abu Khaled, the scholar Dr. Hayat Al-Hweik, and the journalist Diana Jabbour, all of whom are clearly familiar with her work and consider it important.
 * Together I believe these show that her novels have been considered notable by a substantial number of critics, satisfying WP:AUTHOR: "4. The person's work (or works) has... (c) won significant critical attention".
 * I am of course open to the idea that there is more work to be done! I will admit that the hourlong interview is challenging to my mediocre grasp of Arabic, and the literary arguments presented are complex (I've learned enough about Al-Zou'bi now to know that she writes the kinds of books I don't like much...) but I could certainly read it more carefully to write in more detail about each of her novels and how they have been interpreted. There are more articles about her that I haven't read yet, too, so I am open to suggestions for other aspects to research as support for notability. ~ oulfis 🌸 (talk) 08:45, 16 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  NNADI GOOD LUCK  ( Talk &#124; Contribs ) 05:22, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Jordan-related deletion discussions.  NNADI GOOD LUCK  ( Talk &#124; Contribs ) 05:23, 16 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep Article now shows clear evidence of literary significance of this writer. Pam  D  12:56, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep Won a major literary prize is sufficient for notability.  scope_creep Talk  09:47, 17 December 2019 (UTC)


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