Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi hosts winners of Sheikh Zayed Book Award

ABU DHABI, 27th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi hosted on campus the winners of Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the Arab world's most prestigious and well-funded prizes.

The event aims to promote and highlight the role of literature in the region and enables students to meet the winners, benefit from their experiences, and learn from their successful literary journey.

On this occasion, Prof Silvia Serrano, Vice-Chancellor of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, welcomed the winners, namely Dr. Mohamed Aldahi, winner of Sheikh Zayed award in the Art & Literary Criticism category for his book "Al Sarid wa Taw'am al Rooh: Min al Tamtheel ila al Istinaa" (The Narrator and the Soulmate: From Acting to Faking); and Dr. Iman Mersal, winner in the Literature category in 2021 for her book "Fee Athar Enayat Al-Zayyat" (In the Footsteps of Enayat Al-Zayyat).

Prof Serrano commented, "Supporting literary work can have a major impact on the intellectual development of society. Literature can help us understand our past and present and empower us to build the future we aspire for. Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is proud to host the winners of Sheikh Zayed Book Award and thus contribute to promoting literature and culture in the region and providing students with the opportunity to learn and benefit from renowned writers and intellectuals."