Afreecan Read is thrilled to announce that Tunisian writer and author of the novel  Zindali: The Night of 14 January 2011, Amine El Ghozzi, has been announced as Laureate of the European Union Prize for Literature 2021.

The European Union Prize was founded in order to recognize emerging fiction writers from the European Union and beyond. Engaging the 41 countries participating in the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, the Prize celebrates 41 outstanding new literary talents across a cycle of three years. It aims to promote the circulation of literature within Europe and encourage greater interest in non-national literary works.

This year’s edition awarded thirteen laureates from the countries participating in this year’s cycle.

The Tunisian jury which nominated Ghozzi and other two Tunisian writers for the prize described Ghozzi’s novel as one “with much humanity and poetry various scenes that took place on the streets of Sousse on the eve of 14 January 2011”.

Mariya Gabriel, the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth said: “The EU Prize for Literature celebrates and promotes the incredible creativity and diversity that can be found in Europe’s contemporary literature scene. The immense value of literature is more apparent now than ever before. Having lived under the shadow of Covid for more than a year, books have become “essential”. Congratulations to the laureates!”

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