Karim Kattan

Karim Kattan is a Palestinian writer from Bethlehem, born in Jerusalem, based in France. He writes fiction, essays, and poetry. His English-language writing has appeared in various journals, including The Paris Review, The Dial, The European Review of Books, The Baffler, and others. His first novel, Le Palais des deux collines (The Palace on the Higher Hill), won the 2021 Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie. Eden at Dawn (first published as L'Éden à l’aube) has received several awards in France and was a finalist for the prestigious Prix Renaudot 2024, the Premio Gregor von Rezzori 2026, and the 2024 Prix de la littérature arabe. His third novel, Septentrionale (North star), will be published in France in September 2026.