I only write fiction in Arabic because this language is a w… - Adania Shibli

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I only write fiction in Arabic because this language is a witch—an amazing, funny, crazy, generous, and forgiving witch. It has allowed me everything. It is the space of the most intimate freedom I have ever experienced in my life.

Adania Shibli

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Adania Shibli (Arabic: عدنية شبلي) (born 1974) is a Palestinian author and essayist. Shibli and her children split their time between Jerusalem and Berlin.

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