Women of Wind
Razan Naim al-Maghrabi
Women of Wind is a moving story of female friendship and the secret lives of women. It tells the story of a Moroccan servant girl who requests the help of the women in her life to help raise enough money secure a passage on a smugglers’ ship. Before the heroine embarks on her harrowing voyage, the narrative weaves together the stories of the different women who help her, from the Iraqi woman who acts as a go-between between the heroine and the smugglers, to a female novelist and a little girl whose mother has abandoned her.
Nomination
2011 Longlist
Razan Naim al-Maghrabi
Country of origin Libya
About the author
Razan Naim al-Maghrabi is a Libyan novelist and short-story writer. She has written for Libyan newspapers since 1991 as well as being involved in writing and publishing in some Arabic newspapers and periodicals. She is currently also working as co-ordinator for the Horizons philosophical/cultural magazine. She has published five collections of short stories, two novels and one collection of poetry.