Luay Abdul-Ilah

Luay Abdul-Ilah (Arabic: لؤي عبد الإله; born 1949) is an Iraqi writer and translator. He was born in Baghdad and studied mathematics in Baghdad University. He has published several short story collections and a novel titled Divine Names (translated into English by Judy Cumberbatch). Living in London since 1985, he has worked for Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, SOAS and the University of Westminster.

Notable works

• Crossing to the Other Shore (short stories collection)-1992
• Video dreams (short stories collection)-1996
• A Throw of the Dice(short stories collection)-1999
• The Game of Masks (short stories collection)-2015
• The Comedy of Divine Love (Novel)-2008
• Weightlessness (novel)-2023

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