Leila Al Mutawa (Arabic: ليلى المطوع, born in 1987 in Muharraq) is a Bahraini novelist and journalist. She is known for writing novels centering frankly on the female perspective in a society with strong fundamentalist elements.[1]
Leila Al Mutawa | |
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ليلى المطوع | |
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| Born | 1987 (age 37) |
| Nationality | Bahrain |
| Citizenship | Bahrain |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, novelist, author |
| Notable work | My Heart Is Not for Sale |
Early life edit
Born in Muharraq in 1987 to a devout family, she began reading avidly after receiving a library of masterpieces from her father upon his death, which was supplemented by her mother's book and magazine purchases. At the age of ten, she wrote an article about the danger of tobacco addiction, but was reluctant to become a writer. Moving alone at twenty to the United Arab Emirates, she met a friend whose story inspired the disastrous marriage in her debut novel, written starting in 2008 and published in 2012. Her debut novel was قلبي ليس للبيع (“My Heart Is Not for Sale”).[2]
Career edit
She participated in the International Prize for Arabic Fiction[3] "Booker" workshop in 2016, and was chosen in 2019 to participate in the book "How many lungs for the coast " by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO", and the book was published in 2020. She was a guest at the "Sharjah International Book[4]" in 2020, and was chosen in 2021 to participate in the "Lyon Literature Festival".[5]
Work edit
- قلبي ليس للبيع (“My Heart Is Not for Sale”).
- أحلام لا تموت (“Dreams Never Die”)[6]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "ليلى المطوع". International Prize for Arabic Fiction. 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "ليلى المطوع". eKtab.
- ^ mlynxqualey (2016-11-09). "Women, Gulf Citizens Make Up Majority of Emerging Writers Chosen for IPAF's 8th Nadwa". ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Arab world's modern-day cultural pioneers, intellectuals to convene at SIBF 2020". Saudigazette. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Leila Al Mutawa, auteur sur Villa Gillet - Littérature Live Festival". Villa Gillet - Littérature Live Festival (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Al-Sumairi, Tami (January 13, 2020). "الروائية المطوع: المرأة تكتب لتعيد صوتها المسروق". Al Riyadh. Retrieved 16 February 2021.