JAMAL MAHJOUB grew up in Khartoum and has since lived in a number of cities, including London, Cairo, Århus, Barcelona and currently Amsterdam. His work has won critical acclaim and has been widely translated. His work has appeared in Granta, The Guardian, The New York Times, Le Monde as well as various other publications. Awards include, the Guardian African Short Story Prize, the NH Vargas Llosa prize (Spain), the Etonnants Voyageurs Prize (France). He was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Prize, the RSL Ondaatje Prize and shortlisted for the Prix Le Point du Polar Européen and the Caine Prize.
A LINE IN THE RIVER is the result of ten years writing and research. It documents the author’s return to the country where he grew up, exploring past and present in the light of Sudan’s dreams of independence, and ending with the 2011 break up of what was the largest country in Africa.
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