Leila Aboulela won the first Caine Prize for African Writing and is the author of many novels. Minaret was longlisted for the 2006 Orange Prize. The Translator was one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year. Lyrics Alley won the Scottish Trust Book Award for Fiction and was short listed for The Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (South Asia and Europe), and longlisted for the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction.
Her latest novel is The Kindness of Enemies (2016).
Born in Khartoum, Sudan, Aboulela now lives in Doha, Qatar.
Leila Aboulela's website
This bio was last updated on 06/10/2017. We try to keep BookBrowse's biographies both up to date and accurate, but with many thousands of lives to keep track of it's a tough task. So, please help us - if the information about this author is out of date or inaccurate, and you know of a more complete source, please let us know. Authors and publishers: If you wish to make changes to a bio, send the complete biography as you would like it displayed so that we can replace the old with the new.
Ayad Akhtar was born in New York City and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is the author of American Dervish, published in over twenty languages worldwide and a 2012 Best Book of the Year at Kirkus Reviews, Toronto's Globe ... (more)
If you enjoyed:
The Kindness of Enemies
Try:
American Dervish
by Ayad Akhtar
Monica Ali is the daughter of English and Bangladeshi parents.
She came to England at the age of three, and her first home was Bolton in Greater Manchester. Ali later studied at Oxford University.
Her first novel, Brick ...
(more)
If you enjoyed:
Minaret
Try:
Brick Lane
by Monica Ali
We recommend 18 similar authors
The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark danger.
About the book
Our House
by Louise Candlish
A disturbing and addictive novel of domestic suspense.
Reader Reviews
Fly Girls
by Keith O'Brien
How five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history.
Reader Reviews
Meet Me at the Museum
by Anne Youngson
A celebration of letters, kindred spirits and writing a new story for yourself.
Reader Reviews
VOX by Christina Dalcher
The story of what one woman will do to protect herself and her daughter in a society where half the population is silenced.
Visitors can view some of BookBrowse for free. Full access is for members only.
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends books that we believe to be best in class. Books that will whisk you to faraway places and times, that will expand your mind and challenge you -- the kinds of books you just can't wait to tell your friends about.
Subscribe to receive some of our best reviews, "beyond the book" articles, book club info & giveaways by email.
