Muscat – Bushra Khalfan, who was earlier shortlisted for the 15th edition of the international Prize for Arabic Fiction, won the Katara Prize – an Arabic literary prize based in Qatar.
‘Dilshad’ is a historical fiction novel by the Omani author and poet Bushra Khalfan. The nearly 500-page Arabic novel tells the story of one family over three generations, as they confront hunger, illness, and desperation in the early to mid-20th century in Oman.
‘Dilshad’is the second fictional novel by Khalfan; she is an author of nine books, including poetry and short story collections.
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