Literary prize reveals fine crop of writers and novels
Tunis, May 5, 2008 (TunisiaOnline)--The 12 th edition of the “Comar d'or” which concluded on April 25, 2008 with the award giving ceremony enhanced by the presence of the Tunisian singer and musician Zied Gharsa, has revealed a fine crop of writers whose novels are as distinctive as they are original.
Endowed with three prizes , respectively the “Comar d'or”, the “Discovery Prize” and the “Special Prize of the Jury”, the six prizes are awarded each year to the best Arabic and French fictional works.
This year's winners are: “Comar d'or” for the Arabic and French language novel
- Lawn Al Rouh (The color of the Soul), by Slahheddine Boujah and
- Un Après Midi dans le Desert, By Mustapha Tlili.
The “Discovery Prizes” were awarded respectively to Al Waghd (The insult ), by Khereddine Souabni and Ce que Tunis ne m'a pas dit ( What Tunis did not tell me) by Kaouthar Khelifi.
And finally the “Special Prizes of the Jury” went in turn respectively to Khadaat El Asr ( The Lie of the times) by Mounir Raqqi and Sais tu seulement ce que vivre veut dire ?( Do you only know what to live means?) by Wafa Bsais.
This year was no exception and if Mustapha Tlili's, An Afternoon in the Desert unsurprisingly was awarded first prize, the “Special Prize of the Jury” ( Do you only know what to live means? By Wafa Bsaies, published by Sahar editions ) indeed reveals a fine and sensitive novelist whose subtle but realistic evocation of a failed marriage, was deservedly distinguished by the Jury, composed of eminent writers and university professors.
Both Mustapha Tlili and Slaheddine Boujah are seasoned writers who have extensively published before and whose poetic style has earned them a well- deserved literary notoriety in Tunisia and in the Arab world, in the case of Boujah and in France, in the case of Tlili.
Another additional feather in Mustapha's Tlili ‘s hat as it were, is that most of his previous novels such as La Montagne du Lion and his latest novel is no exception, were published by the well- known French publishing house, “Gallimard”.
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