It has been two months since novelist Zahran Al Qasmi made the Sultanate of Oman proud with his novel 'The Water Diviner'.
The novel won the 2023 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), plus translation, and a cash award of US$50,000 at an award ceremony in Abu Dhabi, UAE in May. The novel, published by Dar Rashm, was named as the winner by the jury chair, Mohammed Achaari.