mona elshimi (born 1968) is an Egyptian writer. She obtained a degree in archaeology from Cairo University, and currently works as a history 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.
Publications
- A Colour Runaway from the Rainbow
- The Weightier Scale
- Jangling of the Bracelets
- The Size of a Grape
Awards and nominations
- The Egyptian General Authority for Cultural Palaces Prize, 2004
- The Story Club Prize, 2004
- BBC Radio Prize, 2014
References
- Bio
- "الروائية منى الشيمي: كتابتي ليست "أدب بورنو".. وحجابي لا يحد من حريتي | المصري اليوم". www.almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "Muna al-Sheemi | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  | This article about an Egyptian writer or poet is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |