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Leila Aboulela
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Sudanese writer Leila
Aboulela spoke to the BBC's World Book Club radio
programme about her award-winning novel Minaret. This
poignant and lyrical tale traces the journey of a young woman, Najwa, who is
forced to flee her native Khartoum in Sudan, amidst conflict and political
turmoil and exchange it for the anonymity of London.
BBC Africa Live report continues:
Drawing
on her own experience, Leila Aboulela creates a rich and moving narrative,
exploring the fault lines between traditional Islamic culture and the modern,
cosmopolitan life of Western Europe.
This
beautiful, challenging novel traces Najwa’s struggle with bigotry and faith;
isolation and love as she attempts to make sense of her new life and
surroundings whilst not losing sight of her roots and heritage.
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