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Zahran Alqasmi at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair. Pawan Singh / The National
Zahran Alqasmi at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair. Pawan Singh / The National
Zahran Alqasmi on The Water Diviner - and why geography has its place in literature
The winning entry in this year's International Prize for Arabic Fiction explores the ancient irrigation systems of rural Oman