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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.