Leila Aboulela

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Leila Aboulela
Background information
Birth name	Leila Aboulela
Born	1964
Origin	Khartoum Sudan

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

[edit] Career

Leila Aboulela grew up in Khartoum, Sudan. She graduated from Khartoum University in 1985 and was awarded her Masters degree from the University of London. She lived in Dubai and Aberdeen where she stayed with her family and published most of her works. Currently she lives in Indonesia.

She was awarded the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2000 for her short story The Museum and her novel Translator was nominated for the Orange Prize in 2002.

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Contemporary Africa Database - People - Leila Aboulela
• http://www.sudanese.net/index.php?showforum=753