Luay Abdul-Ilah

Luay Abdul-Ilah
لؤي عبد الإله
Born1949 (age 76–77)
Alma materBaghdad University
OccupationWriter

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.[1]

Notable works

  • Crossing to the Other Shore (short stories collection)-1992[2]
  • Video dreams (short stories collection)-1996[2]
  • A Throw of the Dice(short stories collection)-1999[2]
  • The Game of Masks (short stories collection)-2015[2]
  • The Comedy of Divine Love (Novel)-2008[2]
  • Weightlessness (novel)-2023[2]

References

  1. ^ "Luay Abdul-Ilah". banipal.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "تراجيديا أمكنة وأزمنة عراقية في «جاذبية الصفر» للؤي عبد الإله". aawsat.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-11-30.