Khawla al-Qazwini explained

Khawla al-Qazwini is a Kuwaiti novelist. She has published several novels, beginning with Divorced from Reality in 1986; she has also produced a volume of nonfiction, Letters from Our Life (1988).^[1] She began writing at a time when Kuwaiti culture was more conservative.^[2] Today she is considered part of the older generation of Kuwaiti women writers, among whom she is one of only four to have published a novel.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Radwa Ashour. Ferial Ghazoul. Hasna Reda-Mekdashi. Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. 1 November 2008. American University in Cairo Press. 978-977-416-267-1. 461–.
2. Book: Siba al-Harez. The Others. 16 January 2012. Saqi. 978-1-84659-126-6. 46–.
3. Book: Ishaq Tijani. Male Domination, Female Revolt: Race, Class, and Gender in Kuwaiti Women's Fiction. 2009. BRILL. 978-90-04-16779-7. 29–.