Najwa Binshatwan

Najwa Bin Shatwan (born 1970) is a Libyan academic and novelist, the first Libyan to ever be shortlisted for the International Prize of Arabic Fiction. Known mostly for her book "The Slave Yards." Quotes Creativity is what generally propels me to write. https://www.abouther.com/node/2366/people/leading-ladies/interview-acclaimed-author-najwa-binshatwan I wanted to create joy from pain and vice versa, and I think I succeeded. My thoughts are my food and books are my capital. The instinct of fear within me is always active. It is almost a separate gland in my body, since I have always lived in fear. I am even afraid when crossing a one-way street. https://arabicfiction.org/en/node/2166 It was like the effect of the light of the moon on water, and perfume on the air, and a lavender field on the wind. My journey of a thousand miles began when I stumbled. What you consider unreasonable, logically fallic, or absurd is our ordinary reality. . . https://www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2022/11/21/words-like-gunpowder-an-interview-with-najwa-bin-shatwan/ Words are like gunpowder—they can ignite at any moment The type of writing that touches open wounds is not welcome; people prefer to proceed with their lives in denial