Professor Hisham Matar Awarded the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction
July 13, 2024
July 13, 2024
NEW YORK, July 13 -- Barnard College issued the following news:
On June 27, 2024, Hisham Matar, professor of professional practice in English and Asian and Middle Eastern cultures, was announced as the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction winner for his new novel, My Friends.
My Friends tells the story of Khaled and Mustafa, two Libyan teenagers who befriend one another as university students in Edinburgh, Scotland. After the two young men were critically injured in . . .
On June 27, 2024, Hisham Matar, professor of professional practice in English and Asian and Middle Eastern cultures, was announced as the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction winner for his new novel, My Friends.
My Friends tells the story of Khaled and Mustafa, two Libyan teenagers who befriend one another as university students in Edinburgh, Scotland. After the two young men were critically injured in . . .