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'''Velvet (Arabic: "مُخْمَل")''' is an [[Arabic]] novel by [[Huzama Habayeb]] published in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28446159|title=Velvet page on Goodreads|last=|first=|date=|website=Good Reads|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> It was a milestone in Habayeb's career, winning the 2017 [[Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature]], which is deemed the Arabic equivalent of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucegypt.edu/news/stories/palestinian-novelist-huzama-habayeb-awarded-2017-naguib-mahfouz-medal-literature|title=Huzama Habayeb wins Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature|last=|first=|date=12 December 2017|website=The American University in Cairo|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucpress.com/t-nmmdescription.aspx?template=template_naguibmahfouz|title=The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature|last=|first=|date=|website=AUC|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> The novel depicts several [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] women experiencing tragic love stories under the compelling circumstances and within the ultraconservative community of [[Baqa'a refugee camp]] in [[Jordan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arablit.org/2017/12/11/naguib-mahfouz-medal-for-literature-to-huzama-habayeb-for-a-new-kind-of-palestinian-novel/#comments|title=Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature to Huzama Habayeb for ‘A New Kind of Palestinian Novel’|last=|first=|date=11 December 2017|work=Arab Literature|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>
'''Velvet (Arabic: "مُخْمَل")''' is an [[Arabic]] novel by [[Huzama Habayeb]] published in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28446159|title=Velvet page on Goodreads|last=|first=|date=|website=Good Reads|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> It was a milestone in Habayeb's career, winning the 2017 [[Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature]], which is deemed the Arabic equivalent of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucegypt.edu/news/stories/palestinian-novelist-huzama-habayeb-awarded-2017-naguib-mahfouz-medal-literature|title=Huzama Habayeb wins Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature|last=|first=|date=12 December 2017|website=The American University in Cairo|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucpress.com/t-nmmdescription.aspx?template=template_naguibmahfouz|title=The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature|last=|first=|date=|website=AUC|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> The novel depicts several [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] women experiencing tragic love stories under the compelling circumstances and within the ultraconservative community of [[Baqa'a refugee camp]] in [[Jordan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arablit.org/2017/12/11/naguib-mahfouz-medal-for-literature-to-huzama-habayeb-for-a-new-kind-of-palestinian-novel/#comments|title=Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature to Huzama Habayeb for ‘A New Kind of Palestinian Novel’|last=|first=|date=11 December 2017|work=Arab Literature|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>


The title "مُخْمَل", which means "[[Velvet]]" in English, is the all-time favorite kind of fabric to Qamar, an unmarried lonely tailoress and one of the main female characters in the novel. The female [[protagonist]] of the novel, whose name is Hawwa, meets Qamar and becomes a protege of hers. In addition to tailoring, Hawwa learns a lot about life from Qamar; and along the way, the love of velvet is passed on to Hawwa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.alhayat.com/Articles/16760265/-%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%85%D9%84--%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A|title=A Journey in the Palestinian Camp|last=|first=|date=4 August 2016|work=Al Hayat|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>
The title "مُخْمَل", which means "[[Velvet]]" in English, is the all-time favorite kind of fabric to Qamar, an unmarried lonely tailoress and one of the main female characters in the novel. The female [[protagonist]] of the novel, whose name is Hawwa, meets Qamar and becomes a protege of hers. In addition to tailoring, Hawwa learns a lot about life from Qamar; and along the way, the love of velvet is passed on by the mentor to the apprentice.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.alhayat.com/Articles/16760265/-%D9%85%D8%AE%D9%85%D9%84--%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%8A|title=A Journey in the Palestinian Camp|last=|first=|date=4 August 2016|work=Al Hayat|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>


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Velvet (Original title in Arabic: "مُخْمَل")
AuthorHuzama Habayeb
LanguageArabic
GenreCamp Literature
PublishedJanuary 2016
PublisherArab Institute For Research & Publishing
Publication placeJordan, Palestine
Pages361

Velvet (Arabic: "مُخْمَل") is an Arabic novel by Huzama Habayeb published in 2016.[1] It was a milestone in Habayeb's career, winning the 2017 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, which is deemed the Arabic equivalent of the Nobel Prize in Literature.[2][3] The novel depicts several Palestinian women experiencing tragic love stories under the compelling circumstances and within the ultraconservative community of Baqa'a refugee camp in Jordan.[4]

The title "مُخْمَل", which means "Velvet" in English, is the all-time favorite kind of fabric to Qamar, an unmarried lonely tailoress and one of the main female characters in the novel. The female protagonist of the novel, whose name is Hawwa, meets Qamar and becomes a protege of hers. In addition to tailoring, Hawwa learns a lot about life from Qamar; and along the way, the love of velvet is passed on by the mentor to the apprentice.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Velvet page on Goodreads". Good Reads. Retrieved 30 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ "Huzama Habayeb wins Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature". The American University in Cairo. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature". AUC. Retrieved 30 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature to Huzama Habayeb for 'A New Kind of Palestinian Novel'". Arab Literature. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "A Journey in the Palestinian Camp". Al Hayat. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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