Sakin said the award was also" a gift for the great writer El Tayeb Salih, who has transformed the Sudanese novel from local to world trend". He said that El Tayeb Salih has left a great challenge to Sudanese writers in preserving the great legacy he has left of the Sudanese novel. The Messiah of DarfurThe annual La Cène Littéraire awards are based in Switzerland, and honour African literature than has been translated into French. The Messiah of Darfur, which deals with the war in the region, is banned in Sudan. According to La Cène Littéraire, the solemn ceremony of awarding the prize to the Sudanese novelist will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at the La Cène Littéraire stand as part of the Geneva Book and Press Fair in Switzerland.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 20, 2017 12:33 UTC