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Najwa Bin Shatwan

نجوى بن شتوان

Born 1970 · Libya

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    IPAF 2017 · Shortlist

    The Slave Yards

    زرايب العبيد · Zarayib al-'abid

    Najwa Bin Shatwan · 46 when first published

    Novel · 302 pages · Historical, Love

    AI-generated summary:In Libya, a young master, Muhammad, falls in love with the slave Ta'wida, a bond his family will not tolerate, and when he is sent away on a trading journey they set out to undo it.