Leila Aboulela

Leila Aboulela is the first ever winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. Her novels include Bird Summons, The Kindness of Enemies, The Translator (longlisted for the Orange Prize), Minaret and Lyrics Alley, which was Fiction Winner of the Scottish Book Awards. Her work has been translated into fifteen languages. She grew up in Khartoum, Sudan, and now lives in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Leila Aboulela: Novels About the Soul Come in Disguise

Five Books With a Decidedly Mystical Dimension

February 11, 2020 By Leila Aboulela

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From Outcasts to Secret Agents, 5 Sudanese Books You Should Read

Leila Aboulela Recommends Some of Her Favorite Reads

July 18, 2018 By Leila Aboulela

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