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Aboulela began writing at the age of 28, following a move to
Aberdeen, Scotland, with her two young children spurred by her husbandâs work in the oil rigs. Aboulela began writing after enrolling in a creative writing course at the Aberdeen Central Library where she was encouraged and supported by the
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Sisters' School, a private Catholic high school. She described her education at the American School as one with âvery few Sudanese pupils and no Sudanese teachersâ. Aboulela grew up speaking both English and Arabic; however, she recalls being the victim of bullying at school due to her use of
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in Sudan after earning a PhD in the subject from a university in London. Her multicultural upbringing was marked by summer vacations in Cairo where she was able to form a connection with her motherâs family and absorb
Egyptian culture through food, popular media, and film. As a child she attended the
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Aboulelaâs writing is directly inspired by her own life. She credits her move from Sudan to Scotland in 1990 as being the catalyst for her literary career and cites her desire to write about Sudan and Islamâtopics which she had seen scarcely representedâfor being her preliminary motivators.
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Aboulelaâs first short-story collection. It contains eleven short stories. The collection features the stories of young Sudanese women in varying settings, as they navigate their lives in search of meaning and belonging. Many of the stories depict the immigrant experience and the challenges of
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is centered around Najwa, who was forced to flee Sudan and live in exile in London following a coup which overthrew the regime her father, a minister, served under. Najwaâs story is one of culture shock, love, islamophobia, and immigration. It also describes a young womanâs journey to survive and
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is directly inspired by the life of her uncle, poet Hassan Awad
Aboulela. Set in post-colonial 1950s Sudan, this novel tells the story of a country in transition through the life of an affluent family as they lose the life they had been accustomed to and suffer a devastating tragedy, which
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Aboulela's work is critically acclaimed for its depiction of Muslim migrants in the West the and the challenges they face. Her work is heavily influenced by her own experiences as an immigrant to the United
Kingdom and the hardships she experienced during the transition. Her work centers around
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is based on the true story of the life of her uncle, poet Hassan Awad
Aboulela, and his tragic accident in the early 1940s which left him paraplegic. She collaborated with her father to write the novel and learn more about the life of his cousin, who served as an inspiration behind the main
298:, Egypt, to an Egyptian mother and a Sudanese father, Aboulela moved at the age of six weeks to Khartoum, Sudan, where she lived continuously until 1987. Aboulelaâs father comes from a prominent Sudanese family, with his cousin being poet, Hassan Awad Aboulela. He studied at
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328:, which she learned from her mother. Aboulela later attended the University of Khartoum, graduating in 1985 with a degree in Economics. In 1991, Aboulela was awarded a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in Statistics from the
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who wrote,âAboulelaâs prose is amazing. She handles intense emotions in a contained yet powerful way, lending their expressions directness and originality, and skillfully capturing the discrete sensory impressions that compound to form a mood.â
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in 2000. It recounts the story of a
Sudanese student in Aberdeen and her first date with her Scottish classmate. The titular museum refers to the storyâs critique of the exhibition of African art in Scottish museums and the colonial legacy of
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Islamic perceptions of masculinity as well as the popular conception of Muslim women. Aboulelaâs work has also become a popular topic for PhD theses and scholarly articles surrounding Muslim and contemporary womenâs writing.
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described Aboulela as âa unique and refreshing voice in contemporary Scottish fictionâ. John A. Stotesbury and Brendan Smyth argue that Aboulela has asserted her role in the literary sphere as an author who challenges
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which compiles the work of 200 women writers of African descent. The anthology includes several genres such as autobiography, memoir, letters, short stories, novels, poetry, drama, humour, journalism, essays and speeches.
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She is recognized for her nuanced depictions of Muslim immigrants, the intricacies of inter-cultural relationships, Islam, and female characters who subvert social expectations. She was complimented by journalist
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in 1990 where she began her literary career. Until 2023, Aboulela has published six novels and several short stories, which have been translated into fifteen languages. Her most popular novels,
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visits Khartoum to see his Sudanese fiancĂŠe and begins to experience doubt regarding their relationship when confronted with his feelings of suspicion and fear of foreigners in a faraway land.
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for her mastery of both the novel and short-story formats, as well as for her unique prose. She was referred to as âone of the best short story writers aliveâ by editor and author
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portrayals of Muslims, Sudan, and immigrants through her writing and has made an effort to reflect people she has met and places she has lived within her stories. Her novel
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is a collection of stories that follow the lives of characters as they transform and reinvent themselves. The stories are set in Abu Dhabi, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and London. In
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is Aboulela's first novel which tells the story of a Sudanese widow in Scotland who works as a translator and her relationship with her secular Scottish employer. In 2006,
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political issues and themes such as identity, multi-cultural relationships, the East-West divide, migration, and Islamic spirituality. Her prose has been celebrated by
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who migrated to Britain at a young age and thus possess similar experiences to her own. She also acknowledges the influence of Scottish writers, such as
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depicts the story of a half-Russian, half-Sudanese professor who embarks on a journey to document the life of a Muslim historical figure,
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to meet an author whom she idolizes, only to find herself aimless and disappointed following their ill-fated meeting. Meanwhile, in
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2400:"Sudanese Novelist Leila Aboulela Becomes International Figure Through Religion, Alienation"
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transitioning from life in the East to the culture of the West. Aboulelaâs short story
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1589:"'I still feel the need for resistance in my writing': Sudanese author Leila Aboulela"
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was lauded as a âbrilliant successâ and a âbeautiful, daring, challenging novelâ by
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rule and slavery in 19th-century Sudan. Apart from historical figures such as the
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has adapted her work extensively and broadcast a number of her plays, including
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1508:"'New Daughters of Africa' is a must read for aspiring young women writers"
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were also adapted into radio plays, while her stage-play
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Stock and flow models for the Sudanese educational system
1984:"Elsewhere Home by Leila Aboulela: Summary and reviews"
1665:"Summary and reviews of Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela"
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1809:"Amid Conflict and Cruelty, a Love Story That Endures"
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2136:"Review: Faith healing | Minaret by Leila Aboulela"
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The Insider, The Mystic Life, The Lion of Chechnya,
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955:2018: Saltire Fiction Book of the Year Award,
286:for its "extraordinary sympathy and insight".
466:find a home in a new, unfamiliar environment.
1930:"Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela â review"
1381:"Leila Aboulela- The Translator Inspiration"
1360:Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World
911:2000: Caine Prize for African Writing, for
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2351:The Caine Prize for African Writing
2276:Aboulela, Leila (2 December 2019).
2195:"100 Notable African Books of 2023"
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1877:"Leila Aboulela- Coloured Lights"
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1807:Majumdar, Megha (7 March 2023).
1561:Aboulela, Leila (7 March 2023).
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2497:Creamer, Ella (12 July 2023).
2241:. New York: Exposition Press.
1899:"The Museum by Leila Aboulela"
1716:"Leila Aboulela- Lyrics Alley"
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2633:20th-century Sudanese writers
2332:River Spirit | Grove Atlantic
2262:Lyrics Alley | Grove Atlantic
1506:Odhiambo, Tom (5 July 2020).
1330:Aboulela, Leila Fuad (1991).
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1083:"Leila Aboulela - Literature"
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628:Aboulela has written several
451:100 Notable Books of the Year
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2584:Leila Aboulela's radio plays
1928:Akbar, Arifa (9 July 2018).
1310:The National | Arab Showcase
1047:Contemporary Women's Writing
961:2023: Elected Fellow of the
808:In December 2023, her novel
613:Something Old, Something New
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1162:"Leila Aboulela- Biography"
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939:2011: Shortlisted for the
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330:London School of Economics
112:London School of Economics
2092:"Leila Aboulela- Reviews"
1643:"Leila Aboulela- Minaret"
1534:"New Daughters of Africa"
1041:Chambers, Claire (2009).
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121:Economics and Statistics
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658:The Kindness of Enemies
609:Edinburgh book festival
563:Short-story collections
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397:New Daughters of Africa
332:. Her thesis is titled
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260:Race In the Media Award
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1847:. Edinburgh: Polygon.
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695:Nobel Prize laureate
664:and her short-story
654:The Lion of Chechnya
615:, a Scottish Muslim
252:The Lion of Chechnya
2673:Caine Prize winners
2477:The Saltire Society
2379:The Saltire Society
1959:The Saltire Society
1618:archive.nytimes.com
975:Sudanese literature
676:Literary influences
523:Lady Evelyn Cobbold
511:Published in 2019,
493:Published in 2015,
482:award for fiction.
459:Published in 2005,
306:. Her mother was a
227:The Washington Post
173:Leila Fuad Aboulela
2703:Sudanese novelists
2591:Doctor on the Nile
2347:"Previous Winners"
2166:The New York Times
2035:The New York Times
1813:The New York Times
1408:on 8 December 2015
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1168:on 8 December 2015
1114:. 27 February 2023
1059:10.1093/cww/vpp003
736:Critical reception
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519:Scottish Highlands
446:The New York Times
182:Aberdeen, Scotland
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2289:978-0-8021-4694-6
1696:. 1 November 2011
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1567:African Arguments
1470:978-0-19-538207-5
906:Prizes and awards
812:was named by the
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2121:
2109:
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2100:
2098:
2088:
2079:
2078:
2076:
2074:
2064:"Leila Aboulela"
2060:
2054:
2053:
2051:
2049:
2026:
2020:
2019:
2017:
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2009:"Leila Aboulela"
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1530:
1524:
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1519:
1503:
1497:
1496:
1490:
1482:
1455:
1449:
1448:
1446:
1444:
1432:"Keep the faith"
1424:
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1178:
1177:
1175:
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1158:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1147:
1137:"Leila Aboulela"
1133:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1119:
1112:brittlepaper.com
1104:
1098:
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1079:
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1015:
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957:Elsewhere, Home.
929:Coloured Lights.
876:, Telegram Books
690:character, Nur.
595:was awarded the
356:Aberdeen College
294:Born in 1964 in
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56:Aboulela in 2019
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2528:Further reading
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2193:
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2188:
2178:
2176:
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2144:
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2129:
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2096:
2094:
2090:
2089:
2082:
2072:
2070:
2062:
2061:
2057:
2047:
2045:
2027:
2023:
2013:
2011:
2007:
2006:
2002:
1992:
1990:
1980:
1973:
1963:
1961:
1953:
1952:
1948:
1938:
1936:
1926:
1917:
1907:
1905:
1895:
1891:
1881:
1879:
1875:
1874:
1870:
1855:
1844:Coloured lights
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1765:Washington Post
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1593:Middle East Eye
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1430:(5 June 2005).
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1243:The Independent
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971:
935:The Translator.
919:The Translator.
908:
874:Elsewhere, Home
842:Coloured Lights
828:
738:
678:
650:Coloured Lights
646:The Mystic Life
638:The Sea Warrior
626:
601:Elsewhere, Home
589:Elsewhere, Home
573:Coloured Lights
569:Coloured Lights
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427:The Translator:
423:
380:
378:Literary career
342:
326:Egyptian Arabic
292:
282:was praised by
248:The Mystic Life
188:, and moved to
186:Khartoum, Sudan
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162:.leila-aboulela
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104:Alma mater
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2315:
2295:
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2279:Elsewhere Home
2268:
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2186:
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2132:Phillips, Mike
2123:
2104:
2080:
2068:Grove Atlantic
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1988:BookBrowse.com
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1915:
1903:Project Myopia
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1694:The Bottle Imp
1681:
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900:978-0802160669
886:
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854:
845:
838:
834:The Translator
827:
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814:New York Times
797:James Robinson
737:
734:
718:Buchi Emecheta
698:Naguib Mahfouz
677:
674:
662:The Translator
625:
622:
621:
620:
605:Pages of Fruit
586:
564:
561:
560:
559:
556:Charles Gordon
552:Muhammad Ahmed
534:
529:pilgrimage to
506:
488:
467:
454:
449:as one of the
443:was listed by
441:The Translator
431:The Translator
422:
419:
402:Margaret Busby
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351:The Translator
341:
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314:and the first
291:
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256:The Translator
201:The Translator
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134:Notable awards
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2549:The Criterion
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2536:
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2087:
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746:J.M Coetzee
726:Alan Spence
710:Anita Desai
702:Tayeb Salih
630:radio plays
541:Mahdist War
499:Imam Shamil
385:Todd McEwen
324:colloquial
316:demographer
244:The Insider
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