Kurdish Author Shida Bazyar Wins 2026 German Book Prize
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Kurdish Author Shida Bazyar Wins 2026 German Book Prize

Shida Bazyar, originally from Abdanan in Ilam Province, Eastern Kurdistan, has won the 2026 German Book Prize for her novel "Die Lücken" (The Gaps), selected as the year's best book written in German.

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