Najwa Binshatwan

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

Biography

Najwa Binshatwan was born in Ijdabla, Libya, in 1970. She obtained a master's degree in education, after which she worked as a lecturer at Garyounis University. She completed a doctoral degree in the Ottoman history of Libya from La Sapienza University in Rome.[3]

Works

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

Novels

Short stories

  • Almaa Fi Snarty [Water in My Hook], (in Arabic), Moatamar publications, (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, (2012).
  • Kataloug Hayat Khasa [A Private Life Catalog] (in Arabic), Dar Athar for Publishing, (2018).

Plays

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

Translated Short Stories in Anthologies

"The Spontaneous Journey", a short story included in Saqi Books’ "Translating Libya: The Modern Libyan Short Story" by translated & edited Ethan Chorin (2008).

“The Pool and the Piano”, a short story included in the "Beirut39 anthology" (2009).

"His Excellency the Eminence of the Void", a short story included in Banipal No. 40, Libyan Fiction (2011).

"Return Ticket", a short story included in Comma Press’s "Banthology: Stories from Unwanted Nations" (2018).

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" "The Slaves Pens" was shortlisted in the International Award for Arabic Fiction (2017).

- In 2018, Najwa Binshatwan spent the first three months of the year at St Aidan's College, University of Durham as a Writing Fellow under the second Banipal Visiting Writer Fellowship (2018).

- Member of the jury of The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) - creative writing and criticism section.

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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