Leila Aboulela was the first winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. She is the author of four novels, The Kindness of Enemies, The Translator, a New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year...view moreLeila Aboulela was the first winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. She is the author of four novels, The Kindness of Enemies, The Translator, a New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year, Minaret and Lyrics Alley, Fiction Winner of the Scottish Book Awards. Her collection of short stories Coloured Lights was shortlisted for the MacMillan Silver PEN Award. Leila's work has been translated into 14 languages, broadcast on BBC Radio and appeared in publications such as Granta, Freeman's and the Guardian. Leila grew up in Sudan and moved to Scotland in her mid-twenties.view less