Rima Bali

Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Suleima’s Ring isn’t just a novel; it’s an exploration of life’s intricate dance between love and contradiction, roots and aspirations, rebellion and compliance. Unfolding across Aleppo and Toledo, it tells the interwoven stories of half Spanish, half Jewish photographer Lucas and Syrian protagonist Salma. Switching between multiple narrators, it explores the relationships...