Shada Mustafa (شذى مصطفى) is a Palestinian novelist, best known for her novel ما تركت خلفي (English:Things I Left Behind)[1] which was shortlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Literature 2021, Young Author category.[2]
Shada Mustafa | |
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| Born | 1995 Palestine |
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| Alma mater | American University of Beirut Free University of Berlin |
| Notable works | ما تركت خلفي (English: Things I left behind) |
Early life and education
editMustafa was born in Palestine, studied architecture in Lebanon at the American University of Beirut before moving to Germany.[3] She also has a master's degree in Human Geography from the Free University of Berlin.[4] She took part in the Lund School of Architecture Spring Exhibition of 2017.[5]
Career
editHer first novel ما تركت خلفي (English: Things I Left Behind) was published by Hachette Antoine in Arabic and by Banipal in English (ISBN 9781913043261), in 2020.[6][3][7] The book is fictional, although she described it as a fictional autobiography,[3] and is about two Palestinian sisters with divorced parents.[3] One sister falls in love with a man in Sweden.[3] The book it set in 2000, and includes themes of Israeli occupation, family dynamics, and women's liberation.[3][8] The book was translated into English by Nancy Roberts.[9]
Selected publications
edit- Shada Mustafa, ما تركت خلفي (English: Things I Left Behind), 2022, published by Hachette Antoine and Banipal
- Lama Altakruri, Shayma Nader, Adele Jarrar, Shada Mustafa, Qusai Al Saify, Hiba Isleem, Jamila Ewais, and Fakhry Al-Serdawi, Reworlding Ramallah: A collection of Palestinian Science-Fiction Short Stories, Onomatopee (Germany) & Dar Laila Publishing (Palestine), 2019[10]
References
edit- ^ "Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - Book Reviews - Ma Taraktu Khalfi – Things I Left Behind".
- ^ The International Prize for Arabic Fiction, Excerpts from the Shortlist 2022, Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre
- ^ a b c d e f حجيري, حاورها: محمد. "شذى مصطفى لـ"المدن": العذرية معيار يتشاركه التقليديون والتقدميون". almodon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ "Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - Contributors - Shada Mustafa". banipal.co.uk. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Lund School of Architecture Spring Exhibition 2017, Lund University, 2017
- ^ البكر, بشير. "الفلسطينية شذى مصطفى تروي ما تركت خلفها". almodon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ "شذى مصطفى: لماذا علينا أن نحمل تلك الحقيبة؟". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ "شذى مصطفى تناقش الهوية الفلسطينية المنقسمة سرديا". اندبندنت عربية (in Arabic). 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ The International Prize for Arabic Fiction, Excerpts from the Shortlist 2022, Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre
- ^ "Reworlding Ramallah". Disarming Design. Retrieved 2022-07-15.