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Karim Kattan for The Palace on the Higher Hill - Toppings Edinburgh

  • Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh 2 Blenheim Place Edinburgh, Scotland, EH7 5JH United Kingdom (map)

Winner of the 2021 Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie

Palestinian author Karim Kattan was born in 1989 in Jerusalem and grew up in Bethlehem.

His 2017 short-story collection Préliminaires pour un verger futur was a finalist for the Prix Boccace. The Palace on the Higher Hill, his first novel, won the 2021 Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie, and his most recent novel, L’Eden à l’aube, was shortlisted for the 2024 Prix Renaudot.

Karim joins us for The Palace on the Higher Hill, translated for the first time into English.

This event was made possible with the support of the Institut Français in London.

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Source: https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinburgh/karim-kattan-2025/
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