![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I am interested in going deep, not just looking at 'Muslim' as a cultural or political identity but something close to the centre, something that transcends but doesn’t deny gender, nationality, class and race. I want to show the psychology, the state of mind and the emotions of a person who has faith. Here is an interview with her from Oxford Journals.Ī quote from her says: "When I write I experience relief and satisfaction that what occupies my mind, what fascinates and disturbs me, is made legitimate by the shape and tension of a story. Here is a link from a British Council of writers. This novel is her second and she was "recognized" first in 2000 as the first recipient of the Caine Prize-a literary prize started for unrecognized writers from the African continent who write in English. Leila Aboulela is a new, young Sudanese women who lives in Abu Dhabi. ![]()
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