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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Algerian author Abdelouahab Aissaoui wins $50, 000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for which novel?
A
The Good Muslim
B
Girls of Riyadh
C
The Spartan Court
D
Persepolis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Backed by the UK’s Booker Prize Foundation, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is financed by Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism. Algerian author Abdelouahab Aissaoui on Tuesday won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction with his novel “The Spartan Court".

Detailed explanation-2: -The Spartan Court follows the interconnected lives of five characters in Algiers from 1815 to 1833. The first is a French journalist covering the colonial campaign against Algeria and the second, a former soldier in Napoleon’s army, first finds himself a prisoner in the city and then a planner for the campaign.

Detailed explanation-3: -The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world.

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