Abdelkarim Jouiti
Abdelkarim Jouiti was born in 1962 in Beni Mellal, Morocco. He is a writer, researcher and translator, author of five novels, the first in 1991 Layl el-Shams (Night of the Sun) winning Morocco’s prize for young authors. His latest, Katibat el-Kharab (Sabotage Platoon), excerpted in Banipal 40 – Libyan Fiction, was longlisted for the 2009 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
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Banipal No 40 – Libyan Fiction
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