{"product_id":"leila-aboulela-writing-as-refuge-paperback","title":"Leila Aboulela: Writing as Refuge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBhakti Shringarpure\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeila Aboulela: Writing as Refuge \u003c\/i\u003eis the first full length biography of critically acclaimed Sudanese writer, Leila Aboulela.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeila Aboulela rose to prominence in the first decade of the 21st century for her novels, short stories and radio plays that are anchored in a sensitive and complex exploration of ordinary Muslim women attempting to gain autonomy in a Western world that casts them as misfits. This biography explores Aboulela's childhood and youth in Khartoum, her difficult migration to Scotland, and her unusual journey to becoming a writer. Shringarpure underscores the connections between Aboulela's life and her writing, and focuses on experiences that have been impetus and inspiration--not only as topics for her fiction, but as forces that drew her to finding her voice as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAboulela is claimed by many literary universes; from Sudanese and Scottish literature to Muslim women's literature, African literature, and Black British writing. This book weaves together interviews, literary criticism, and explores key life events to assemble a vivid portrait of a unique Muslim woman writer from Sudan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBhakti Shringarpure\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and editor based in Paris. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCold War Assemblages: Decolonization to Digital \u003c\/i\u003e(2019) and co-author of \u003ci\u003eIndia's Imperial Formations: Cultural Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e (2024). She is the editor of the \u003ci\u003eDecolonize That!\u003c\/i\u003e book series and the anthologies \u003ci\u003eLiterary Sudans: An Anthology of Literature from Sudan and South Sudan\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eImagine Africa, Volume 3\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eMediterranean: Migrant Crossings\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), and \u003ci\u003eInsurgent Feminisms: Writing War\u003c\/i\u003e (2023). Shringarpure co-founded \u003ci\u003eWarscapes\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 2011, which has since transitioned into the Radical Books Collective, an initiative that builds community and strengthens solidarities through conversations, events, and podcasts on culture and politics. She is a research associate at the Department of African Literature at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923718242611,"sku":"9781032307992","price":62.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/hyM70VS0DV9781032307992.webp?v=1793825588","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/leila-aboulela-writing-as-refuge-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}