Masour BushnafMansour Bushnaf (Arabic: منصور بوشناف) (born October 22, 1954) is a Libyan writer. He began his literary career as a playwright and essayist, before writing his debut novel Chewing Gum(novel) which was banned in 2008 in Libya Bushnaf's essays have appeared in the Al-Hayat, Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Al-Arab and Al-Wasat. The English translation of his novel, Chewing Gum (novel), was published in 2014. He currently lives and writes in Tripoli. Read More Read Less