Alert! Lebanese-American author Rabih Alameddine, who is currently in Cape Town for the 2014 Open Book Festival, has been longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award for his fourth novel, An Unnecessary Woman.
Established in 1950, the National Book Award is a prestigious American literary prize administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organisation. The winner, which will be announced by Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket) on 19 November 2014, will become a permanent member of the National Book Foundation family – an organisation which includes many illustrious names. The shortlist will be revealed on 15 October this year.
Antony Loewenstein, another international author who is in Cape Town for the festival, alerted Books LIVE by tweeting at Alameddine:
Congrats @rabihalameddine, here with me in Cape Town for @OpenBookFest, long-listed for 2014 National Book Award http://t.co/qyJXUcD8xE
— Antony Loewenstein (@antloewenstein) September 18, 2014
Alameddine will be discussing his novel on Saturday morning at 10 AM at the Fugard Studio. Come and listen to him and Rebecca Davis having a necessary conversation about Aaliya Saleh, his 72-year-old protagonist.
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Book details
- An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine
EAN: 9780802122148
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