Najwa Binshatwan

Najwa Binshatwan (Arabic: نجوى بن شتوان‎; born in 1970) is a Libyan academic and author. She was one of 39 Arabic language writers under the age of 40 selected for the anthology Beirut39 in 2009.[1] Her novel Zareeb Al-Abeed was shortlisted for the 2017 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.[2]

Biography

Najwa Binshatwan was born in Ajdabiya, Libya, in 1970. She obtained a master's degree in education, after which she worked as a lecturer at Garyounis University. She also completed a doctoral degree in humanities from La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. Her doctoral research focused on the slave trade in Libya and the repercussions on Libyan society and organization in the Ottoman period (1552-1911). [3]

Works

Bibliography taken from the Beirut39 writers' biographies.[4]

Novels

Short stories
  • Almaa Fi Snarty [Water in My Hook], (in Arabic), Moatamar publications, Libya (2002).
  • “Qissass Laysat Lil-Rijal” [Stories Not for Men], (in Arabic), Dar Al-Hadara Al-Arabiya, (2004).
  • Toufl Al Waw [The Waw Child], (in Arabic), General Cultural Council, Libya, (2006).
  • Al-Malika [The Queen], (in Arabic), General Cultural Council, Libya, (2007). (Translated into Italian).
  • Al-jadaa Salha [Grandma Salha], (in Arabic), Dar Al Khayal, Beirut, Lebanon, (2012).
  • Kataloug Hayat Khasa [A Private Life Catalog], (in Arabic), Dar Athar for Publishing, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, (2018).
  • "Soudfa Jariaa" [An Ongoing Coincidence], (in Arabic), Riad El-Rayyes Books, Beirut, Lebanon, (2019).

Plays

Al-Metaf [The Coat], (2003).

Translated Short Stories in Anthologies

Awards
  • Her play Al Metaf (The Coat) won the third prize of the Sharjah Festival of Arab Creativity in its sixth session, (2003).
  • Her novel "Waber Al Ahssina" "The Horses Hair" received the "Best Arabic Novel Prize" at the Sudanese al-Begrawiya Festival in Khartoum, (2005);
  • She was chosen as one of the 39 best Arab authors under the age of 40 by the Beirut39 project of the Hay Festival.
  • Her novel "Zareeb Al-Abeed" was shortlisted in the International Award for Arabic Fiction, (2017).
  • The Banipal Visiting Writer Fellowship, St Aidan's College, University of Durham, (2018).
  • Member of the jury of The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) creative writing and criticism section, (2018).

References
  1. "UNVEILING: Best 39 Arab Writers Under 40". Huffington Post. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. Sian Cain (25 April 2017). "International prize for Arabic fiction goes to Mohammed Hasan Alwan". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. "Najwa Binshatwan". Banipal. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. "Beirut39 writers' biographies" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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