Edward said six great arabic novels5/24/2023 Set in Kuwait, the first novel revolves around the main character, Dalia, a young Kuwaiti who is pressured to get married by her traditional family as she approaches her 30th birthday, when all she craves is more independence and a life as an art student in the United States. Fast forward to today, the young author is one of the Gulf’s most noteworthy authors, after having published her internationally acclaimed novels The Pact We Made and Silence Is A Sense, in 20, respectively. Having determined that goal, the Kuwaiti-American read books about creative writing, joined online critique groups like Scribliophile to workshop her works of fiction with fellow writers and eventually got a Master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh. I used to walk through bookshops looking at the shelves and figuring out where a book of mine would go – usually beside Rabih Alameddine, which is not a bad place to be!” she recalls. ![]() Layla AlAmmar knew from a young age that she wanted to be a published author. ![]() This article is part of the Khaleeji Art Series, which spotlights artists and art from the Gulf region.
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