Kawther Eljehmi is an award-winning Libyan novelist and short story writer. She also contributes to various Libyan journals and online platforms. The Colonel is her second novel, following her debut, The Returnees, for which she won the 2019 Mai Ghoussoub Novel Award. The Colonel focuses on untold aspects of The Returnees, unfolding the story of Colonel Ali Al-Murabit, who was assumed to have died in the battle of Wadi Doum. Al-Jehmi’s other works include two novels, A Son of the Country and Citizen, and a short story collection, The Cat Neighborhood. Her story “Tripoli the Blessed, 1785” won first prize at the Fezzan Libyan Short Story Competition.
