Afghan-Dutch Author Forugh Karimi Wins Dutch Booksellers Award 2026

Afghan-born Dutch writer Farogh Karimi has won the 2026 Dutch Booksellers Award for her novel “I Carry Clouds in My Eyes.”

Organisers announced Thursday that Karimi’s novel, selected by a jury of booksellers, was chosen as this year’s standout Dutch-language work.

The jury described the book as “urgent, heartbreaking and carefully structured,” praising Karimi for giving voice to refugees through a powerful and compelling narrative.

The novel, her third work of fiction...