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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books
  • First Book:
    February 1999
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Book List in Order: 10 titles



  • A New York Times Notable Book: “Aboulela’s lovely, brief story encompasses worlds of melancholy and gulfs between cultures” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).   American readers were introduced to the award-winning Sudanese author Leila Abo...



  • Meet the Clanswomen... International bestselling authors Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, and Muriel Gray lead off this dazzling collection of stories by popular and rising Scottish women authors. A sometimes wild, sometimes poignant romp through the liv...



  • “A beautiful, daring, challenging novel” of a young Muslim immigrant -- from the author of the New York Times Notable Book, The Translator (The Guardian).   Leila Aboulela’s American debut is a provocative, timely, and engaging novel about...



  • In 1950's Sudan, the powerful Abuzeid dynasty has amassed a fortune through their trading firm. With Mahmoud Bey at its helm, they can do no wrong. But when Mahmoud's son, Nur, the brilliant, handsome heir to the business empire, suffers a debilitati...



  • It’s 2010 and Natasha, a half Russian, half Sudanese professor of history, is researching the life of Imam Shamil, the 19th century Muslim leader who led the anti-Russian resistance in the Caucasian War. When shy, single Natasha discovers that her ...



  • In her new collection of stories, award-winning New York Times Notable author Leila Aboulela offers us a rich tableau of life as an immigrant abroad, and the challenges of navigating assimilation and difference. Elsewhere, Home draws us ineluctably i...



  • A story from Leila Aboulela to stir the heart and awaken vital conversations about love.Maryam will avenge her father’s death alone. With her amulet, she abandons all to find the person who made the order to kill him.About the authorLeila Aboulela ...



  • Three Muslim women search for freedom and happiness in the Scottish Highlands in this novel of “psychological acuity [and] rich characterization” (Washington Post).When Salma, Moni, and Iman -- friends and active members of their local Muslim Wom...



  • The spellbinding new novel from New York Times Notable Author and Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela about an embattled young woman’s coming of age during the Mahdist War in 19th century Sudan.Leila Aboulela, hailed as “a versatile prose stylist...







Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Leila Aboulela has published 10 books.

Leila Aboulela does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Poet and the Echo, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Leila Aboulela, The Translator, was published in February 1999.

No. Leila Aboulela does not write books in series.