Muna al-Sheemi

Muna al-Sheemi (born 1968) is an Egyptian writer.[1][2] She obtained a degree in archaeology from Cairo University, and currently works as a teacher. She has published more than half a dozen works of fiction, including novels and short stories. Her work has also been published in leading Arab newspapers and magazines such as Al-Watan, Akhbar al-Adab and Al-Arabi.

Her latest book The Size of a Grape was nominated for the 2015 Arabic Booker Prize. Previously she was awarded the Egyptian General Authority for Cultural Palaces Prize for her novel A Colour Runaway from the Rainbow and the Story Club Prize for her novel The Weightier Scale.

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