Prof. Rabih Alameddine Longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction

The department is excited to announce that Lannan Visiting Lecturer Rabih Alameddine has been longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction, for his new novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother). This year’s judges for Fiction are Rumaan Alam (Chair), Debra Magpie Earling, Attica Locke, Elizabeth McCracken, and Cody Morrison. The finalists in all categories will be announced on Tuesday, October 7, and the winners revealed at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony on November 19.

Painting of Rabih Alameddine holding a copy of The Happy Hooker. Cover of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible.

Congratulations, Professor Alameddine!

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