Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2008) Winner
Zoë Ferraris
ゾーイ・フェラリス
Zoe Ferraris
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Oklahoma, U.S.
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oklahoma, United States → Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — about nine months
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2008-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Alex Award | Finding Nouf | — | American Library Association (YALSA) | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize — Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | Finding Nouf | First Fiction | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
Alex Award
2009
Work:
Finding Nouf
Organization:
American Library Association (YALSA)
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize — Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction
2008
Work:
Finding Nouf
Category:
First Fiction
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Finding Nouf
2008 Mystery / CrimeFollows Nayir ash-Sharqi, a Palestinian guide, as he investigates the murder of a young girl who disappeared three days before her arranged marriage. The novel draws on the author's experience in Saudi Arabia to portray social constraints and women's lives there.
Saudi societyStatus of womenReligion and traditionMystery
City of Veils
2010 Mystery / CrimeFeatures Nayir and Katya from Finding Nouf investigating the body of a woman found on a beach. The victim was a filmmaker working on a subversive film about the origins of the Qur'an, and the investigation uncovers social and cultural tensions.
Speech and censorshipReligious taboosWomen and societyInvestigation and justice
Kingdom of Strangers: A Novel
2012 Fiction with mystery elementsA novel set in Saudi Arabia exploring secrets, misunderstandings, and social constraints among its characters.
SecretsSocial constraintsCultural conflict
Galaxy Pirates: Hunt for the Pyxis
2015 Children's literature / Sci-fi adventureA children's sci‑fi adventure novel aimed at younger readers, a departure from her adult crime fiction.
AdventureFriendshipComing of age
Bibliography
- Finding Nouf — 2008
- City of Veils — 2010
- Kingdom of Strangers — 2012
- Galaxy Pirates: Hunt for the Pyxis — 2015
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realism grounded in on‑site detailSocially critical perspectiveCharacter‑focused narration
- Recurring Motifs
- Contrast of desert and cityClosed social structuresWomen's lives and constraints
Legacy
Known for novels portraying Saudi society and women's lives. Finding Nouf received international recognition, and the author has shown range by writing for younger readers as well.
Trivia
- Married a man from Saudi Arabia in 1991.
- Lived in Jeddah for about nine months; that experience informed Finding Nouf and other novels.
- Won an Alex Award in 2009 for Finding Nouf.
- Won the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction) for Finding Nouf.
- Has also written a children's science‑fiction book (2015).