Saudi writer Fatimah Al-Amro is shaking up Arabic fiction – mixing sharp movie-like imagery with strong writing, so her tales hit home worldwide without losing local flavor. Talking to Arab News lately, she opened up on what drives her creativity and how she sees today’s narratives stretching past paper into visuals, theaterlike tension, or even painterly touches.
Al-Amro explained why she picked European model Cheyenne Draghi for the front of her novel Aslan’s Sky.” Not just a face on the cover, he actually helped define how Louis looked and felt throughout the story.“Cheyenne was not simply a fashion model for the cover, but an artistic collaborator who helped me bring the hero’s image to life,” Al-Amro explained. The unexpected attention from Arab and European media, which noted Cheyenne as the first European face on an Arabic novel cover, highlighted the groundbreaking nature of her work.
For Al-Amro, a book cover is more than just a decorative element it is an essential part of the reading experience. “The cover serves as the reader’s first glimpse into the world of the novel,” she said. This philosophy led her to collaborate with a Spanish designer for her “Luis the Spaniard” series, believing that today’s covers should act as works of visual art and coveted collectibles, rather than mere packaging.
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