The journey of the Libyan novel through struggles and diversity
The revival of Libyan literature in the past decade has been challenged by threats, harm, intimidation and censorship. Yet, in...
Ghazi Gheblawi was born in Tripoli, Libya, where he studied medicine, and published his first works of fiction. He is the author of two collections of short stories in Arabic and has published various literary works in English in several publications in the UK. He hosted Imtidad Cultural Blog & Podcast, which focused on literature and arts in Britain and the Arab world. He lives in the UK, where he practiced as a physician for a number of years. In 2017 he was a judge of the Caine Prize for African Writing. He is currently a senior editor at Darf Publishers, an independent publishing house based in London, and is a trustee of The Banipal Trust for Arab Literature.
The revival of Libyan literature in the past decade has been challenged by threats, harm, intimidation and censorship. Yet, in...