Sara al-Nams is an Algerian writer and editor. She was born in 1989 in Tiaret.[1] She studied English at Ferhat Abbas University in Sétif. She currently manages the Algerian publishing house Ajniha.[2][3] She has authored several books:

  • Love With An Algerian Flavour (2012)
  • Water and Salt–Letters to a Palestinian Prisoner (2016)
  • J (Dar al-Adab, 2019)[4][5]

Her latest novel, J, was nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2021.[4][6]

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  1. ^ "Sara al-Nams | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  2. ^ Bio
  3. ^ "4 Arab Female Writers On The International Prize for Arabic Fiction's Longlist". About Her. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. ^ a b "J | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  5. ^ alkutub.de, mkab. "Sara al-Nams: Jim (Arabic Books: alkutub - مكتبة الكتب العربية)". www.arabischesbuch.de. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  6. ^ Peterson, Angeline (10 March 2021). "9 African Writers Longlisted for the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 2022-03-22.