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  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Teen/YA
    Author:  Selma Lagerlöf

    Written by Swedish author, Selma Lagerlof, this novel weaves fact and fiction into a grand tale of adventure as it recounts the story of the young Nils who has been "miniaturized" by an elf and travels the countryside on the back of a goose.  Lagerlof would go on to become the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1909).

    $21.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Patrick Süskind

    An illustrated novella for adults by the internationally acclaimed author of Perfume.  The narrator reflects on his childhood and the appearance of the bizarre Mr. Sommer who serves as a background to the narrator's inner life and feelings. 

    $16.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Philip Roth

    The Arabic translation of Philip Roth's novel about Coleman Silk, the dean of faculty at a small liberal arts college who is accused of racism and forced to resign. The story twists and turns with subtly complex characters against the backdrop of America in the 1940s. 

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Oscar Wilde

    The collection of five short stories, originally intended for children, written by Oscar Wilde and originally published in 1888.  Stories included are The Happy Prince; The Nightingale and the Rose; The Selfish Giant; The Devoted Friend; and The Young King.

    $14.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Culture
    Author:  Terry Eagleton

    Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism and its impact on a"faithless" culture that is seeking a modern replacement for God.

    $20.36 $23.95 -15%
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 11-13
    Author:  Jeff Kinney

    Greg has fallen on hard times.  Among other things, his best friend has ditched him.  Making new friends in middle school is no easy task.  Will Greg's luck turn around?

    $24.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 11-13
    Author:  Jeff Kinney

    It is summer vacation and Greg just wants to stay inside to play video games and watch TV.  However, his mom has other ideas . . .

    $24.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 11-13
    Author:  Jeff Kinney

    As Greg returns to school after summer vacation, he tries desperately to keep his brother Rodrick from telling everyone about an incident that happened involving Greg.

    $24.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 11-13
    Author:  Jeff Kinney

    Poor Greg! His dad thinks he needs to get his son to toughen up so he enrolls Greg in organized sports.  Greg is able to weasel out of his father's efforts to make him "man" up, that is, until his dad threatens to send him to military academy!

    $24.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Hoda Barakat

    Winner of the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, this novel tells the stories of people in exile through their letters. Author Hoda Barakat is known for exploring the psychological effects of conflict and trauma in her works.

    $24.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Iman Yehia

    Set in the early 1950s, this is a complex love story between an Egyptian man, Yehia and a Mexican girl named Ruth, who is the daughter of Diego Rivera, the famous mural painter. Longlisted for the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.

    $26.95
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  • Language:  Chinese
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5, Ages 6-10
    Author:  Takako Hirono

    When his mother becomes ill, a young boy goes through the dark forest and climbs the high mountain to find the Little Witch because he knows she can fix the medicine for his mother.  Little Witch already knows he is coming, and even though she is old, she likes to play and have fun.  Before she will grant the boy's request, he must do...

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