Muna al-Sheemi

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