Text in Arabic. This is the story of the famous Arhama when he was a child. He starts out not wanting to attend school and thinking that he can be the greatest sailor alive using only his talent. He comes to understand the value of science and the knowledge he needed to learn to be able to set sail across the seas.
Text in Arabic. Azzan introduces us to his grandmother, who he loves very much. He loves visiting her, listening to her tell him stories, and her big hugs. But one day, Azzan has to say goodbye to his grandmother will he be able to understand where she has gone and what it means to lose her?
This important book illuminates how the poor live, and offers an opportunity to think of efficient ways, rooted in the reality, to fight poverty in the world.
Written by a decorated Qatari statesman, The Global Majlis is a must read for anyone passionate about cross-cultural dialogue, global citizenship, and the Middle East - as seen through the eyes of a decorated diplomat and a statesman.
Text in Arabic. A group of disparate individuals, two of whom are Palestinian adolescents who have lost their legs in Israeli bomb strikes, is preparing to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. They have nothing and everything in common. Hailing from Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt and America, the characters test the limits of their physical and emotional strengths to prove to themselves that they can transcend their strife-ridden histories and accomplish the unexpected. Nasrallahs work is a page-turning, nail-biting tale of adventure, as well as an ode to the resilience of the human spirit.
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.
Suad Amiry traces the lives of individual members of Palestinian families and, through them, the histories of both Palestine and the emigre Palestinian community in other countries of the Middle East. Amiry mixes nostalgia with anger while mocking Israeli doublespeak that seeks to wipe out any trace of a Palestinian past in West Jerusalem. She juxtaposes serial bombardments and personal tragedies; evokes the sights and smells of Palestinian architecture and food; and weaves for us the tapestry that is the Palestinian reality, caught between official histories and private memories. Through poetry and prose, monologue and dialogue, we glimpse the lost Palestinian landscape, obscured by the silent battle between remembering and forgetting.
Text in Arabic. Tense and tightly woven, Thiqah is a dramatic novel set in Paris during World War II about a woman whose lover is accused of working for the Resistance. The novel follows nine hours of phone conversations between a woman and a mysterious stranger who seems to know everything about her and the reasons she fled her homeland. As the dialogue progresses, the man tells her many disturbing things about her and her lover (who may be in great danger), the political situations in which they are enmeshed, and his fantasies about her. Powerful and menacing, Thiqah draws the reader into a post-modern mystery where nothing -- including the text itself -- is what it seems.
An international award-winner, Les Larmes de L'assassin is a haunting novel set in Chile. It reaches into the souls of a murderer and an innocent young boy, thereby changing the notions of hero and villian.
Text in Arabic. Steve Jobs was loved, hated, admired and dismissed. He was a living legend, the 21-year-old genius who founded Apple in his parents garage. Critically-acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal takes us to the core of this complicated and legendary man, from his adoption to the pinnacles of his career. Framed by Jobs inspirational Stanford commencement speech and illustrated throughout with black and white photos, this is the story of the man who changed our world.
The remarkable debut novel from Khaled Hosseini, now out in paperback in a stunning new package
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.
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