Abdelrahman ElGendy and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr Are Finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards
Two African writers are among the 25 finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards: Egyptian author Abdelrahman ElGendy, in Nonfiction, for his memoir Huna: A Memoir of Revolution, Prison, and Becoming, and Senegalese novelist Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, in Translated Literature, for Pure Men, translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud. The National Book Foundation announced…