Bothayna El Essa
Bothayna El Essa | |
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| بثينة العيسى | |
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| Born | 3 September 1982 |
| Nationality | Kuwait |
| Alma mater | Kuwait University |
| Title | Writer |
Bothayna El Essa (Arabic: بثينة العيسى) is a novelist from Kuwait who was born on 3 September 1982.[1]
Career[edit]
Bothayna is a member of the Kuwaiti Writers Association as well as the Arab Internet Writers Union.[2] She won the State Encouragement Award for her novel Saear, which was released in 2005. She also won the first place in the Youth and Sports Authority competition in 2003 - the short story section. She ranked third in the Sheikha Basimah Al-Sabah competition - the short story section. In addition, in 2006 she ranked the third place Al-Sada magazine competition for creative people in 2006.[3] She is also an owner of a publishing house, bookseller and participating in a creative writing platform.[4]
El Essa has also campaigned against censorship in Kuwait.[5][6]
Works[edit]
El Essa's works include “Struck .. No sound was heard”, “Saear”, “Bride of the Rain,” “Under Mothers' Feet,” “Qais, Layla and the Wolf”, “Aisha Descends to the Underworld”, and "everything."
References[edit]
- ^ "Chat with Bothayna Al-Essa from Kuwait". www.oyetimes.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ الاتحاد, صحيفة (2019-03-02). "جلسة ناقشت روايتها "كل الأشياء".. بثينة العيسى: الوطن ليس جغرافيا". صحيفة الاتحاد (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "بثينة العيسى". جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "takween". 2019-10-01. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Kuwait eases censorship laws after banning 5000 titles in last 7 years". The Indian Express. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Qualey, Marcia Lynx (22 November 2016). "'It's like they were selling heroin to schoolkids': censorship hits booksellers at Kuwait book fair". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
