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The National Book Prize: BOOKS 2013

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4th July, 2014

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The National Book Council wishes to notify that this year’s applicants were duly examined by a board of expert adjudicators before being officially placed in the categories as shown below. Books that are not listed have been eliminated on the grounds that these did not pertain to any category listed in the National Book Prize Regulations or did not meet the criteria established in article 2 of the said regulations.

According to Article 5 of the regulations, books that fall in categories with less than three books or with less than three different authors are going to be considered for ‘the award of a special prize to the best entry only if the required level and criteria are met.’

FICTION (NOVELS IN MALTESE)

REF.	TITLE	AUTHOR/EDITOR	PUB.
1	Biża’ u Kuraġġ	Karmenu Mallia
2	Sarah	Edmond Zarb	BDL
3	George Bush f’Malta	Alfred Sant	SKS
4	What happens in Brussels stays in Brussels	Ġuże’ Stagno	Merlin Publishers
5	Il-Ġurament tal-ħatra	Lawrence Gatt	Merlin Publishers
6	Volens	Mark Camilleri	Merlin Publishers
7	L-aħħar 13	Ivan De Battista	Merlin Publishers
8	Fil-mergħat tal-impossibbli	John Bonello	Merlin Publishers
9	Bep	Tyrone Grima	Horizons
10	Il-werrieta tar-riħ	Ġorġ Peresso	Horizons
11	Ix-xabla leġġendarja	Richard Attard	Horizons
12	L-Etna titmasħan	Sebastian Debono	Horizons
13	Meta jħammar il-peprin	Lina Brockdorff	Klabb Kotba Maltin
14	L-eżodu taċ-Ċikonji	Walid Nabhan	Klabb Kotba Maltin

FICTION (SHORT STORIES IN MALTESE)

REF.	TITLE	AUTHOR/EDITOR	PUB.
1	Ħallih ħa jonfoħ ir-riħ	Mikiel Camilleri Haber	Bronk Productions
2	Ċpar – aktar rakkonti u divertimenti	Alfred Sant	SKS
3	Bizzilla	Trevor Zahra	Merlin Publishers
4	Mill-kexxun t’isfel	Alfred Palma	Bronk Productions
5	Ġenn fl-aqwa tiegħu	Anton Grasso	Horizons
6	John Sciberras jirrakonta	Tony Sciberras	Horizons
7	Rakkonti Inkontri	Victor Fenech	Horizons
8	Qabel tistrieħ	Darren Agius

POETRY (POETRY IN MALTESE)

REF.	TITLE	AUTHOR/EDITOR	PUB.
1	Fil-Aħħ u l-Baħħ	Joseph W. Psaila
2	Mal-Watar tal-Kitarra	Wistin Attar	Uptrend Publishing
3	Mumenti (Poeżiji)	Charles Casha
4	Irdieden	Jonathan Balzan
5	Ċrieki fl-Għadira	Ġorġ Borġ
6	Passju taħt ix-xita	Karl Schembri	Horizons
7	Penelopi tistenna	Immanuel Mifsud	Klabb Kotba Maltin
8	Għax id-drogi sbieħ	Marie Gion
9	Umbrelel tal-karti: ġabra ta’ ħajku u senriju	Anselm Sciberras

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN UP TO 7 YEARS

REF.	TITLE	AUTHOR/EDITOR	PUB.
1	Id-Dinja tiegħi: annimali, insetti u għasafar	Rachel Portelli	Merlin Publishers
2	Id-Dinja tiegħi: l-alfabett	Rachel Portelli	Merlin Publishers
3	Imeldina	Sandra Hili Vassallo	Merlin Publishers
4	Nora tagħlaq sninha	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers
5	Il-praspar ta’ Nora	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers
6	Is-sinna ta’ Nora	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers
7	Flower Power	Ramona Attard	Faraxa Publishing
8	Il-villaġġ ta’ Serpentinu	Christabel Attard	Faraxa Publishing
9	Milly, Molly u l-Amorini	Frans. A. Attard	Uptrend Publishing
10	Milly, Molly u s-Serduq	Frans. A. Attard	Uptrend Publishing
11	Milly, Molly u l-Bukkuni	Frans. A. Attard	Uptrend Publishing
12	Milly, Molly u l-Ħalliel tal-Qtates	Frans. A. Attard	Uptrend Publishing
13	Qabel Norqod	Joseph Galea	Pubblikazzjoni Preca

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN FROM 8 T0 12 YEARS

REF.	TITLE	AUTHOR/EDITOR	PUB.
1	Psitt-Psitt, Book-Book: stejjer mill-Birdpark	Rita Saliba	Kite Group
2	Vleġġa kkargata	Adrian Grima	Klabb Kotba Maltin
3	Ħbieb tal-Qalb	Kite Group	Kite Group
4	L-istejjer tan-Nanna Vanna	Carmel G. Cauchi	Pubblikazzjoni Preca
5	Avventuri mill-Klassi ta’ Miss Ambrożja Pulis Kiftaranipinġini	Audrey Friggieri	Merlin Publishers
6	The Adventures of Joe Fenek	Graham Melvyn Bayes	Faraxa Publishing
7	L-Istorja ta’ Budulienko	Josef Matejka	Horizons
8	Jake Cassar u r-Reġina Fidelja f’boċċa tal-ħġieġ	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers
9	Jake Cassar u l-istorja tar-Reġina x-Xiħa	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers
10	Tqasqis	Trevor Zahra	Merlin Publishers
11	Il-vleġeġ ta’ San Bastjan	Andrew Borg	Deer Publications

TRANSLATION

REF.	TITLE	AUTHOR/EDITOR	PUB.
1	Ir-raġel inviżibbli ta’ Herbert G. Wells	Eman Bonnici	Horizons
2	Klijenti antipatiċi u kapuċċini kesħin	Clare Azzopardi / Albert Gatt	Inizjamed
3	Għaraq xort’oħra	Clare Azzopardi / Albert Gatt	Inizjamed
4	Il-Letteratura fit-traduzzjoni/Literature in translation	Toni Aquilina	Faraxa Publishing
5	Is-Sajf ta’ Albert Camus	Toni Aquilina	Faraxa Publishing
6	L-Alla tal-Ħerba ta’ Yasmin Reza	Toni Aquilina	Faraxa Publishing

BOOKS RELATING TO HUMANITIES IN MALTESE OR ENGLISH

REF.	TITLE	AUTHOR/EDITOR	PUB.
1	Personalitajiet f’Ulied in-Nanna Venut fl-Amerka	Olivia Borg / Adrian Grima / Anton Cassar	SKS
2	The Charting of Maltese Waters: a historical account	William Soler / Albert Ganado	BDL
3	It-Tabib Sandy: bijografija ta’ Alexander Cachia Zammit	Sergio Grech	Kite Group
4	Jinżlulek Għasel	Charles Flores / Tony Barbaro Sant	BDL
5	John F. Kennedy	Edward Attard	BDL
6	A Philosopher at large	Jean Buttigieg / Jean Paul de Lucca / Claude Mangion	BDL
7	Magdalene Nuns & Penitent Prostitutes Valletta	Christine Muscat	BDL
8	Tħeġġiġa lill-Kittibin: il-poeżiji ta’ Juan Mamo	Annalise Vassallo	SKS
9	Gonzi and Malta’s break with Gaddafi: recollections of a Premier	Joseph Cassar	Kite Group
10	L-Edukazzjoni hi Politika – kitbiet ta’ Paulo Freire	Carmel Borg	Horizons
11	Ġrajjiet li ma ninsa qatt: Vol. 2	Philip Calleja
12	Dun Feliċ Demarco u l-Qarċilla fil-Karnival tal-1760	Conrad Fenech	Horizons
13	Verġni Sagri, Demonji u boloh għal Alla	Mario Azzopardi	Horizons
14	Jien ukoll għandi storja xi ngħid	Charles Casha	Klabb Kotba Maltin
15	Iċ-Ċittadinanza fis-Soċjeta’ Demokratika ta’ żmienna	Maryanne Buhagiar	Malta University Publishing
16	Il-Moħħ fl-Ilsien	Charles Briffa	Malta University Publishing
17	L-Esperanto	Karmenu Mallia	Malta Esperanto Societo
18	Valletta Porta Reale and Environs	Charles Farrugia	L-Arkivji Nazzjonali ta’ Malta
19	Mattia Preti beyond the self-portrait	Sandro Debono	Midsea Books
20	Richard England: a Bank of Valletta Exhibition	Richard England	Midsea Books
21	Georgio Scala and the Moorish Slaves	Dionisius A. Agius	Midsea Books
22	Gianni Vella	Christian Atatrd	Midsea Books
23	Ġwanni Pawlu II: it-triq tal-Qdusija	Frank Zammit	Klabb Kotba Maltin
24	Late Medieval Malta (1091-1530)	Charlene Vella	Midsea Books
25	PSI Kingmaker: Life, Thought and Adventures of Peter Serracino Inglott	Daniel Massa
26	Il-Papiet: l-Istorja tal-Papat matul is-sekli	Anthony Spiteri	Pubblikazzjoni Preca
27	Ilwien il-Festi Maltin: it-tielet volum	Andrew Borg / Mark Micallef	Deer Publications
28	Manwel Dimech: ilbieraħ-illum-għada	Mark Montebello	SKS
29	Dizzjunarju ta’ Malta fil-Gwerra	Laurence Mizzi	Klabb Kotba Maltin
30	The sweet kiss of awareness	Stephen Zammit	Malta University Publishing
31	Mattia Preti – Faith and Humanity	Sandro Debono	Midsea Books

BOOKS CONSIDERED FOR A SPECIAL PRIZE

REF.	TITLE	AUTHOR/EDITOR	PUB.
1	Leħan il-Malti (Għadd 32)	Emanuel Psaila	Għaqda tal-Malti – Universita’
2	Sliema Wives	Gerard James Borg	Midsea Books
3	Lost Generations	Peter Apap Bologna
4	Happenstance: tales of circumstance	Lillian Sciberras	Horizons
5	Prisons no more	Josephine Ciancio	KoPri Koperattiva
6	Variegated Pansies/Viole del Persiero Variegate	Maurice Mifsud Bonnici
7	Remember the Future	Karl Schembri	Writing Knights Press
8	Xitwa ta’ sorpriżi għal Valentina	Rita Grech	Agius & Agius
9	Is-sigriet tal-familja Zhoanov	Rita Grech	Agius & Agius
10	Opri popolari fil-Gżejjer Maltin	Tony C. Cutajar	Faraxa Publishing

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