The Yemeni novelist Dr. Nadia Al-Kawkabani expressed her happiness at the arrival of her new novel, “This is not the story of Abdo Saeed,” to the list of 18 in the historical novels category, in the tenth session of the Katara Award for Arabic Fiction, organized by the General Foundation for the Cultural District.

Dr. indicated. Al-Kawkbani said that achieving this achievement made her forget the fatigue of years of working on the novel, which includes many distinctive events and inspiring characters, which she tried to immortalize through the text, as well as important references to history and man, wishing success for the participating novels.

Dr. was able to "Al-Kawkabani" is the only Yemeni novel, "This is not the story of Abdo Saeed", included in the list of 18 historical novels nominated in the tenth session of the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel, which included novels whose authors belong to seven Arab countries.

It is reported that Dr. Nadia Al-Kawkabani; Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Sana’a University; Activist, storyteller and novelist; Founder of the Hazawi Narrative Prize; She has won many awards and honors; In recognition of its role in enriching the Yemeni and Arab cultural scene.