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Fiction

Fiction

Adult fiction including novels, short stories, and science fiction in all of Sawa's world languages

Fiction  

  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Ali Smith

    Five people: four are living; three are strangers; two are sisters; one, a teenage hotel chambermaid, has fallen to her death in a dumbwaiter. But her spirit lingers in the world, straining to recall things she never knew. And one night all five women find themselves in the smooth plush environs of the Global Hotel, where the intersection of...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Najwa ibn Shatwan

    The novel unfolds through the voice of the all-knowing embryo narrator, presenting a biography of humanity. He recounts the story of his earliest ancestors as if it were his own, touching upon historical events where various human societies intersect with the Libyan society into which he will be born.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Elias Canetti

    By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1981), this novel is a dark and disorienting tale of the self-destructive character of totalitarian thinking.

    $49.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Suad Amiry

    Based on the true story of two Jaffa teenagers, this novel follows the daily lives of Subhi, a fifteen-year-old mechanic, and Shams, the thirteen-year-old student he hopes to marry one day. In this prosperous and cosmopolitan port city, with its bustling markets, cinemas, and cafés on the hills overlooking the Mediter­ranean Sea, we...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Taha Hussein

    Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 21 times, and called the "Dean of Arabic Literature", Taha Hussein is one of the most influential 20th century Egyptian writers. This is the complete collection of his novels in one sturdy volume.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Rasha Ziedan

    As for Nour, he sat across from her in the hall, gazing at her admiringly, his eyes fixed on her, completely oblivious to the ongoing rituals. He was seeing her for the first time in her green dress, radiant and happy, swaying her slender body gently and gracefully to the music. With every sway, his heart swayed with her, until she swayed once...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Abi Daré

    A powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman who is trapped in a life of servitude but determined to get an education so that she can escape and choose her own future. Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education. This, her mother has told her, is the only way...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Heddi Goodrich

    An American student falls in love with an Italian geology student in Naples' Spanish Quarter, where their different backgrounds collide in a passionate romance.

    $34.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Duna Ghali

    South is a comprehensive and evocative title for that part of the Iraqi map encompassing Zubair, Tanuma, Ashar, Abu al-Khasib, and other areas, collectively known as Basra. It is also the social backdrop for the characters and events in Dana Ghali's book, which comprises two narratives: the first, "Steps," in two parts, and the second, "The...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Toni Morrison

    Jadine Childs is a Black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a Black fugitive who embodies everything she loathes and desires. As the author follows their affair, which plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan and the deep South, she charts all the nuances of obligation...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Ahmad Dahiya

    This novel, unprecedented in its themes within Sudanese narrative, presents a captivating narrative exploration of rural life in South Sudan. Through the densely populated and eventful setting of the village of Reth Banaw, and the passage of the official army through towns and villages, a rich African cultural consciousness emerges, imbued with...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Eman al-Alili

    Grave nightmares . . inescapable fears . .  a house full of memories and one woman who holds the key to the answer.

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