The novel, which won the 2009 International Prize for Arabic Fiction is set in 5th-century Egypt and Syria and deals with the early history of Christianity.
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Ziedan's second novel is the historico-theological work Azazeel, which won the 2009 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the so-called "Arabic Booker").