Najwa Binshatwan
Najwa Binshatwan 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. Her novel was shortlisted for the 2017 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.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.Works
Bibliography taken from the Beirut39 writers' biographies.Novels
- ,, Dar Al Hadara Al Arabiya,.
- ,, Dar Charquiat,.
- ,, Dar Al Saqi,
Short stories
- Almaa Fi Snarty ,, Moatamar publications, Libya.
- “Qissass Laysat Lil-Rijal” ,, Dar Al-Hadara Al-Arabiya,.
- ,, General Cultural Council, Libya,.
- ,, General Cultural Council, Libya,..
- Al-jadaa Salha ,, Dar Al Khayal, Beirut, Lebanon,.
- ,, Dar Athar for Publishing, Dammam, Saudi Arabia,.
- ,, Riad El-Rayyes Books, Beirut, Lebanon,.
Plays
Al-Metaf ,.- "The Spontaneous Journey", a short story included in Saqi Books’ translated & edited by Ethan Chorin,.
- “The Pool and the Piano”, a short story included in the ,.
- "His Excellency the Eminence of the Void", a short story included in ,.
- "Return Ticket", a short story included in Comma Press’s ,.
- ''The Government Sea", a short story included in the ,.
Awards
- Her play Al Metaf won the third prize of the Sharjah Festival of Arab Creativity in its sixth session,.
- Her novel "Waber Al Ahssina" "The Horses Hair" received the "Best Arabic Novel Prize" at the Sudanese al-Begrawiya Festival in Khartoum, ;
- 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,.
- , St Aidan's College, University of Durham,.
- Member of the jury of The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture ,.
