Mohammed al-Asfar
Mohammed al-Asfar is a Libyan novelist, who began writing in 1999. He has ten published novels, among them Al-Mudassa (Guided by a Star) and (Farha) and two collections of short stories, Rashid’s Stone (Rosetta Stone) and (The Dice). Most of his books are published outside Libya.
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Banipal No 40 – Libyan Fiction
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