Author | Shada Mustafa |
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Language | Arabic and English |
Publisher | Naufal (Arabic) Banipal (English) |
Publication date | 2020 |
Pages | 120 |
Things I Left Behind ( Arabic: شدة مصطفى) is a 2020 novel by Palestinian writer Shada Mustafa. It was shortlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Literature 2021, Young Author category.
Things I Left Behind was originally published in Arabic by Naufal in 2020 and subsequently in English by Banipal. [1] [2] [3] The book was translated into English by Nancy Roberts. [4]
It was written by Palestinian author Shada Mustafa. [5] [2] The book is fictional, although the author described it as a fictional autobiography. [2]
Things I Left Behind is about two Palestinian sisters with divorced parents. [2] One sister falls in love with a man in Sweden. [2] The book it set in 2000, and includes themes of Israeli occupation, women's rights, sexuality and family values. [2] [6] [3]
It was shortlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Literature 2021, Young Author category. [4]
Author | Shada Mustafa |
---|---|
Language | Arabic and English |
Publisher | Naufal (Arabic) Banipal (English) |
Publication date | 2020 |
Pages | 120 |
Things I Left Behind ( Arabic: شدة مصطفى) is a 2020 novel by Palestinian writer Shada Mustafa. It was shortlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Literature 2021, Young Author category.
Things I Left Behind was originally published in Arabic by Naufal in 2020 and subsequently in English by Banipal. [1] [2] [3] The book was translated into English by Nancy Roberts. [4]
It was written by Palestinian author Shada Mustafa. [5] [2] The book is fictional, although the author described it as a fictional autobiography. [2]
Things I Left Behind is about two Palestinian sisters with divorced parents. [2] One sister falls in love with a man in Sweden. [2] The book it set in 2000, and includes themes of Israeli occupation, women's rights, sexuality and family values. [2] [6] [3]
It was shortlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Literature 2021, Young Author category. [4]