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'Watermelon Boys' by Ruqaya Izzidien Wins Betty Trask Award

19/6/2019

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by Rana Asfour

​BookFabulous is over the moon for the triumph of 'The Watermelon Boys' by Iraqi-Welsh author Ruqaya Izzidien whose book we raved about on the BookFabulous Instagram feed just before its publication. The author was one of six winners to receive the 2019 Betty Trask Award bestowed annually by the Society of Authors presented for a first novel by a writer under 35. Judged by Ben Brooks, Elanor Dymott and Vaseem Khan, its past winners include Zadie Smith, David Szalay, Hari Kunzru and Sarah Waters.
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'Slave Old Man' by Patrick Chamoiseau

18/6/2019

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by Rana Asfour
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'Slave Old Man' by Patrick Chamoiseau recently won The Best Translation Award for fiction for 2019. Translated from the French and Creole by Linda Coverdale​ and published by The New Press in 2018.

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