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Said Khatibi | |
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سعيد خطيبي | |
| Born | 1984 (age 41–42) |
| Occupations | Writer, journalist |
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| Language | Arabic, French |
| Notable works | Firewood of Sarajevo, The Inflamed Garden |
| Notable awards | Sheikh Zayed Book Award (2020), International Prize for Arabic Fiction (2026) |
Said Khatibi is an Algerian award winning writer.
Khatibi was born in Bou Saâda in 1984. He studied at the University of Algiers and at the Sorbonne. He lives in Slovenia.
2017- Forty Years Waiting for Isabelle won the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel
2020- Firewood of Sarajevo was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
2023- The End of the Desert won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Young Author
2026- Swimming Against the Tide won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Forty Years Waiting for Isabel was translated into Spanish by Noemi Fierro Bandera.
Firewood of Sarajevo and The End of the Sahara have both been translated into English.
Khatibi has also translated the poetry of Kateb Yacine, and a volume of Algerian short stories into French.
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