Home / National Book Prize / Il-Ġeografija tal-Irmied u l-Ġwienaħ Short stories Il-Ġeografija tal-Irmied u l-Ġwienaħ B’din il-ġabra ta’ novelli qosra, imqanqla, kultant bla ħniena, il-kittieb Malti-Marokkin Murad Shubert ikompli fejn ħalla bil-poeżiji tiegħu f’Imbagħad il-Qiegħ, rebbieħ tal-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb tal-2023. Dawn ritratti meħudin bl-onest u l-elokwenza li issa rbatna ma’ kull ħaġa li jikteb. Hemm spazji li rridu nimlewhom aħna, mogħdijiet li rridu nterrqu fihom waħedna, ma’ karattri iħirsa, memorabbli. Fid-daħla l-awtur jirrakkonta kif messitu s-saħta tal-kliem, u kif bir-rakkonti li sema’ fil-beraħ tat-triq u fl-għeluq dinji tad-dar tan-nanna, is-seħer tħallatlu ma’ demmu u bdiet in-namra tiegħu mal-istejjer, u l-immaġinazzjoni ħielsa miċ-ċensura. Minkejja s-sogru, minkejja l-fraġilit. tal-ħolm, minkejja d-dispramenti, fil-fond ta’ dawn l-istejjer hemm poeżija qed issir. U terfgħalna qalbna u ruħna lejn is-sema tal-għasafar. – Adrian Grima. Buy the book Klabb Kotba Maltin Short stories 2026 Murad Shubert Murad Shubert was born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco, where he developed an appreciation for modern theatre, oral tradition and storytelling. During his youth, his fascination with black and white—colours he considers clear and truthful—led him to discover Palestinian writers and explore political discourse and rebellion in poetry. His minimalist writing style reflects his evolving vision of the world. He researches his themes thoroughly before writing and considers revision essential, refining word choice, narrative flow and character development to create engaging and coherent work. In 2023, Shubert won the National Book Prize for Poetry for Imbagħad il-Qiegħ (Reaching the Bottom, 2022), a collection exploring love, loss and the harsh realities of human existence. Its poems address personal relationships, capitalism, guilt, war, displacement, identity and the fragility of existence. NEED ANY HELP? GET IN TOUCH contact us