Saud Al-Sanousi is a Kuwaiti novelist and journalist, born in 1981. His work has appeared in a number of Kuwaiti publications, including Al-Watan newspaper and Al-Arabi, Al-Kuwait and Al-Abwab magazines. He currently writes for Al-Qabas newspaper. His first novel THE PRISONER OF MIRRORS was published in 2010 and won the fourth Laila al-Othman Prize, a prestigious award for novels and short stories by young writers. He won the first prize for his story 'The Bonsai and the Old Man' in the Stories on the Air competition organised in July 2011 by the Al-Arabi magazine with BBC Arabic. Also: * WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION (known as the 'Arabic Booker') * WINNER OF THE STATE OF KUWAIT PRIZE