Leila Aboulela

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Leila Aboulela (1964 -) ,Arabic 'ليلى ابوالعلا' is a Sudanese writer and playwright.

Career

Born in Cairo, Egypt, Leila Aboulela grew up in Khartoum, Sudan where she attended the Khartoum American School and Sister School. She graduated from Khartoum University in 1985 with a degree in Economics and was awarded her Masters degree in statistics from the London School of Economics. She lived for many years in Aberdeen where she wrote most of her works while looking after her family; she currently (2008) lives and lectures in Abu Dhabi.

She was awarded the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2000 for her short story "The Museum" and her novel The Translator was nominated for the Orange Prize in 2002, and was chosen as a "Notable Book of the Year" by the New York Times in 2006.

Bibliography

* 1999 "The Translator", Grove Press, Black Cat (2006), ISBN 0802170269 - translated to Arabic by Elkhatim Adl'an
* 2001 "Coloured Lights" (a collection of short stories)
* "The Museum
* 2005 "Minaret", Grove Press, Black Cat (2005), ISBN 0802170145

Prizes/Awards

* 2000 "Caine Prize for African Writing", "The Museum"
* 2000 "Saltire Society Scottish First Book of the Year Award" (shortlist), "The Translator"
* 2002 "PEN Macmillan Silver Pen Award" (shortlist), "Coloured Lights"
* 2003 "Race and Media Award (shortlist - radio drama serialisation)", "The Translator"

External links

*http://www.nytimes.com/ref/books/review/20061203notable-books.html
*http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/20/AR2007072002147.html
*http://www.sudanese.net/index.php?showforum=753