Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela
A lyrical and moving novel set in 1950s Sudan and Egypt by a three-times ORANGE-listed and winner of the PEN Pinter Prize 2025
A sophisticated and emotionally resonant tale* SUNDAY HERALD *
Leila Aboulel's delightful novel explores the relationship between the personal and the political in a time of upheaval * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
Leila Aboulel's delightful novel explores the relationship between the personal and the political in a time of upheaval * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
Leila Aboulela was born in Cairo and grew up in Khartoum. She is the author of four novels: THE TRANSLATOR, MINARET and LYRICS ALLEY, all of which were longlisted for the Orange Prize, and THE KINDNESS OF ENEMIES. LYRICS ALLEY won Novel of the Year at the Scottish Book Awards and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, while Aboulela's collection of short fiction, COLOURED LIGHTS, won the Caine Prize. She lives in Aberdeen.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753828113 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753828111 |
| Title | Lyrics Alley |
| Author | Leila Aboulela |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2012-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Fiction Award 2011 (UK), Short-listed for Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book 2011 (UK), Long-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2012 (UK), Long-listed for Orange Price for Fiction 2011 (UK) |
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