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| Author | Raja'a Alem |
|---|---|
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Arab Cultural Center in Casablanca |
| Publication date | 2010 |
The Dove's Necklace is a novel written by Saudi writer Raja'a Alem. The novel was first released in 2010 by the Arab Cultural Center in Casablanca. She was jointly awarded the 2011 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
The novel
The Dove's Necklace is a Hejazi novel set in Mecca. The reality of this novel is an organic mix of history, current state, fiction or fantasy; the characters of the novel are a combination of people with flesh, blood and others are fictional; and the main narrator is neither the writer nor one of the human characters in her novel, but it is the street of "Abu-Russians" in "Old Mecca", where most of her characters reside.
References
- "Raja : Arabic Fiction". 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "السنوات السابقة : Arabic Fiction". 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- أبوظبي, إيناس محيسن-. ""بوكر العرب" دورة المناصفة". www.emaratalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "The Dove's Necklace". International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
External links
- The Dove's Necklace at the International Prize for Arabic Fiction website
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