Under the Neem Tree: Stories

by Rania Mamoun

192 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication June 9, 2026

About the author

Rania Ali Musa Mamoun (born 1979) is a Sudanese journalist, novelist and writer. She was born in the city of Wad Medani in east-central Sudan, and was educated at the University of Gezira. As a journalist, she is involved in both print media and television. She edits the culture page of the journal al-Thaqafi, writes a column for the newspaper al-Adwaa, and presents a cultural programme on Gezira State TV.

As an author, Mamoun has published a book of short stories ("The Thirteen Months of Sunrise") 2009, and a novel ("Green Flash") 2006. One of her stories ("The Thirteen Months of Sunrise") has appeared in English translation in Banipal magazine, and she has many stories & articles has been translated to English & French. Mamoun was the recipient of an AFAC (Arab Fund for Arts and Culture) grant in 2009, and the following year, she was selected to participate in the second IPAF Nadwa, an annual workshop for young Arabic-language writers.

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