{"id":394,"count":1,"description":"<p class=\"p1\">Bothayna Al-Essa is a novelist from Kuwait. Born in 1982, she holds a Master\u2019s in business administration from Kuwait University. She is the co-founder of Takween (a cultural platform, bookstore, and publishing house) and the author of ten novels, the most notable of which include: <i>Lost in Mecca <\/i>and <i>All That I Want to Forget, <\/i>which have been translated into English; <i>Under the Feet of Mothers,<\/i> which has been translated into Persian (as <span class=\"s1\">\u200e\u0628\u0647\u0634\u062a<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0627\u0646<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">\u063a\u064a\u0636\u0647<\/span>); and <i>Guardian of Superficialities<\/i>, which will be published in English in 2024. Furthermore, Al-Essa has written books on writing and has offered writing workshops throughout the Arab region. 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