Text in Arabic. Reem is a thoughtful young girl who delights in her life with her parents and delights them with her presence. But life has many surprises in store for her and before she knows it she has lost her parents and is left at the mercy of her stepmother and stepsisters.
Text in Arabic. A Sudanese writer begins to suspect that one of his most idiosyncratic characters from a recent novel resembles - in an uncanny and terrifying way - a real person he has never met. Since he condemned this character to an untimely death in the novel, should he attempt to save this real man from a similar fate? Elsir takes his readers on a terrifying journey through the unsettled mind of an author who loses control over his own creations and sense of reality. Set in both sides of Khartoum the bustling capital city and the neglected, poverty-stricken underbelly - this is a novel of unreliable narrators, of insane asylums and of the dubious relationship between imagination and reality.
The story of one of history's most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science: the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution between 700 and 1400 AD
Introducing character values that are an important part of good citizenship citizenship
A highly original novel by one of Mexico's most important storytellers, Como agua para chocolate is written in the style of the serialized novels so popular in the nineteenth century. Each chapter starts with a traditional northern Mexican recipe. In effect, cooking is the exclusive means of expression open to the female protagonist, who doesn't entirely conform to the limited role that both society and her family have given her. Como agua para chocolate is a fresco of rural Mexican society between 1910 and 1933, and a portrayal of the deep-rooted traditions that the novel's heroine confronts. Tita, the youngest child of a charismatic woman, is trapped in a destiny predetermined at birth: family tradition dictates that the youngest daughter must renounce marriage and devote herself to the care of her mother. Tita, however, is passionately in love with Pedro, her eldest sister's husband. She is also pursued by John Brown, an American doctor who offers her an austere and serene form of love. Twenty years later, Tita and Pedro finally come together through fire and death.
'Asharat nisaa' offers a kaleidoscopic look at the contemporary troubles of women, exploring themes ranging from old age to lesbianism and classic problems with roles: as daughters, mothers and wives. The novel is based on the author's conviction that wounds can be healed through sharing and working together.
Incredible story about a young Chilean girl's talent for recreating the magic of movies that captures the nostalgia of South American village cinemas in all their glory.
Burnt Shadows is an epic narrative of disasters evaded and confronted, loyalties offered and repaid, and loves rewarded and betrayed.
Meet Fafa the turtle, Douka the lively ladybord, Moumou the bouncy frog and Outi the cuddly seal, in the first stories to be based on Al Jazeera Children's Channel's favourite TV characters.
A beautiful love story, full of humanity and tenderness, in the dark days of a civil war and the following dictatorship.
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