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  • Nietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his...

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  • Available in Arabic for the first time, this book presents a groundbreaking and accessible overview of human history and its plac...

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  • Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism a...

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  • A collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardles...

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  • Two friends, Serafin and Plum, and a hamster named Hercules, find themselves in a strange town where they are not welcome because they...

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  • Through a clever mix of stop-motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story:...

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  • The New York Times Bestseller by musician and artist George Watsky is available here in German.  This is his debut memoir, writte...

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  • The iconic writer's engaging memoir offers entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and mother...

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  • A funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...

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  • A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...

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  • A coming-of-age story within a suspenseful thriller, set against the real events, culture wars and political realities of Germany in t...

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  • The author presents a timeline and notes on his experiences of the atrocities and horror committed on civilians by warring clan m...

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  • Winner of both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Booker Prize, this is the story of a "Don Juan" lover of women during the e...

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    Translated from the Norwegian and with a movie by the same name that was nominated for an Oscar, this is an eccentric and truly funny ...

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  • A delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a li...

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  • The story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ulitmately consumed, by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student...

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Short Stories

Short Stories

For adults in all of Sawa's world languages

Short Stories  

  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Naguib Mahfouz

    In this fantasy novel Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz weaves the story of Shahryar and Scheherezade in his own way. He mixes the worlds of humans and demons in a magical fabric of tales that incite philosophical contemplation and arouse astonishment.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Wallace Stegner

    A collection of short stories by some of America's most celebrated writers provides a comprehensive survey of the origin and growth of this literary form. The selections in this volume represent each author working at the very height of his or her powers, producing memorable, brilliant fiction. Each story, too, is illustrative of the growth...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Didier Blonde

    Modern or old-fashioned, cafés are an essential element of Parisian decor. They are also theaters where scenes from daily life are played out at all times: chance or planned encounters, reunions or separations, in solitude or in a crowd… Sitting at a café table, French writer Didier Blonde observes  and writes about...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Maurice Leblanc

    A collection of stories featuring the gentleman thief and detective Arsene Lupin who has been described as the French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes. Arsène Lupin is charming, clever and bold. A master of disguise, he steals from the rich, he always outsmarts the police and he's generous to those in need. And above all, he never takes...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Maurice Leblanc

    A collection of stories featuring the gentleman thief and detective Arsene Lupin who has been described as the French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes. Arsène Lupin is charming, clever and bold. A master of disguise, he steals from the rich, he always outsmarts the police and he's generous to those in need. And above all, he never takes...

    $21.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Ihsan Abdel Quddous

    A collection of four stories centered around marriage and infidelity by the beloved and award-winning Egyptian author, Ihsan Abdel Quddous.  He wrote more than 60 novels and short story collections in his life.  Of his novels, 49 had film adaptations. Abdel Quddous considered women as symbols of sacrifice in Egyptian society which...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Ihsan Abdel Quddous

    A collection of short stories by beloved Egyptian writer, Ihsan Abdel Quddous. Written in the early Sixties, it begins with a letter written by Abdel Quddous to President Gamal Abdel Nasser that details the extreme, heavy, and violent censorship to which newspapers are subjected. The press had not yet been nationalized and Abdel Quddous was the...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Ihsan Abdel Quddous

    A collection of short stories around the theme of women and betrayal by the beloved and award-winning Egyptian author, Ihsan Abdel Quddous.  He wrote more than 60 novels and short story collections in his life.  Of his novels, 49 had film adaptations. Abdel Quddous considered women as symbols of sacrifice in Egyptian society which is...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Literature, Short Stories
    Author:  Yahya Haqqi

    Yahya Haqqi, an award-winning writer and novelist who published four collections of short stories, a novel, and many articles. He is known for experimentation with various literary forms.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  James Joyce

    A collection of short stories that present a vivid and unflinching portrait of life in Dublin, Ireland at the turn of the twentieth century.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Edgar Wallace

    A collection of mystery stories by a classic British author well-known for his exciting thrillers spiced with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives.

    $19.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Mansoura Ez-Eldin

    This collection of short stories was shortlisted for the Al-Multaqa Prize for Arabic Fiction 2018 and the Sheikh Zayed Prize for Literature in 2020.  The author is an award-winning Egyptian novelist and journalist whose works have been translated into more than ten languages.

    $21.95
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