Laila Abdullah (

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: ليلة عبدالله) (born 1982) is an Omani writer, poet, and critic living in the

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. She is known for her novel revolving upon children's life in war, '' Farho's Notebooks.''

Career

Abdullah used to write a blog titled ''Breathing Slowly.'' and a weekly column in some Omani and Arab newspapers including Emirati and

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newspapers '' AlRoeya'', and London newspaper ''

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''. She has a number of published works including poetry,

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, literary studies, and short story collections, and her poetical works were translated into several languages including

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and

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. She started her career off with

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poetry, but later on she leaned more towards storytelling.

List of Publications

Awards

* ''The Qualms of the Room of the Worlds'' (هواجس غرفة العالم - 2014) - 2015 Best Essay Edition Award in

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* ''My Storytelling Creatures'' (كائناتي السردية - 2015) - 2016 Best Short Story Book Award in

* ''Farho's Notebooks'' (2018 - دفاتر فارهو) - shortlisted for

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in 2019

Reviews

Talib Al-Rafai expressed in his article how Laila Abdullah tends to show knowledge upon a novel's dimension, and recognizing the elements of a fiction scene, delivering portrayals of

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Citizens through the landscape she expresses in the novel. Additionally, a review in '' Independent Arabia'' discusses how in '' Farho's Notebooks,'' Abdullah's narrative transfers through different forms of storytelling, one that is inclined towards the beginning, becoming heavy throughout the details upon the conflict of the novel, transferring to an ordinary form eventually to describe the course of a normal life.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullah, Laila Living people 1982 births Emirati people of Omani descent Omani women poets Omani poets Literary critics of Arabic Omani children's writers Women children's writers

Career

List of Publications

Awards

Reviews

See also

References