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  • Samy is very shy and doesn't like to talk to other people because it's scary and he doesn't know what to say. Now his little dog is lo...

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  • Mandrake
    arabic

    The five-act satirical play by Niccolo Machiavelli was first published in 1524.  Now in Arabic, it tells the story of a beau...

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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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  • 21 grams
    arabic

    In 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall conducted an experiment that determined the human soul has mass weighing in at 21 grams. But what ...

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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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  • This thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil socie...

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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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  • H.G. Wells' classic study in the progress and history of civilization from the origins of life on Earth up to historic developments in...

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  • Masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the Western Pat...

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  • Chris Anderson, the head of TED, presents an insider's guide to crafting the perfect talk. Discover the power of the spoken word to ch...

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  • When cholera breaks out in the village, Sandra and Pato learn about treatment and prevention.

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  • When it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was ...

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  • On May 6th, 1945, soldiers of the US Army occupied the Heinrich Himmler family home in Gmund, Germany where they discovered hundreds o...

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  • It received rave reviews in both the New York Times and The Guardian. The story goes like this: at a lovely dinner p...

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  • Bird Box
    arabic

    In an apocalyptic near-future world, a mother and her two small children must make their way down a river, blindfolded. One wrong choi...

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  • The delightful debut novel by Brooke Davis is now available in Arabic.  It is the story of a little red-haired girl who has lost ...

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Historical fiction

Historical fiction

For adults in all of Sawa's world languages.

Historical fiction  

  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Emma Donoghue

    In 1862, a nurse haunted by her past travels from England to a remote Irish village to investigate allegations about a young girl whose religious family claimed she had lived without food for four months. 

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Mary Ann Shaffer

    It's January, 1946, and writer Juliet Ashton sits at her desk, vainly seeking a subject for her next book. Out of the blue, she receives a letter from one Dawsey Adams of Guernsey - by chance, he's acquired a secondhand book that once belonged to Juliet - and, spurred on by their mutual love of Charles Lamb, they begin a correspondence.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Janet Skeslien Charles

    Paris, 1939. Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet has it all: Paul, her handsome police officer beau; Margaret, her best friend from England; her adored twin brother Remy; and a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library's legendary director, Dorothy Reeder. But when World War II breaks out, Odile...

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  • 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, Historical fiction
    Author:  Margaret Atwood

    Grace Marks, the convicted murderess, has been hired out from prison to serve as a domestic servant in the home of the Governor of the penitentiary. A committee of gentlemen and ladies from the Methodist church, led by the minister, hopes to have her pardoned and released. Grace cannot remember what happened on the day of the murders, and she...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Alexandre Dumas

    The tulip craze of 17th century Holland has a dark side when Cornelius van Baerle, a wealthy but naìˆve tulip grower, finds himself entangled in the deadly politics of his time. Cornelius' one desire is to grow the perfect black tulip. But, after his godfather is murdered, he finds himself in prison, facing a death sentence. His jailer's lovely...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Stacey Halls

    Rich and compelling, set against the frenzy of the real Pendle Hill Witch Trials, this novel explores the rights of 17th-century women and raises the question: Was witch-hunting really women-hunting? Fleetwood Shuttleworth, Alice Grey and the other characters are actual historical figures. King James I was obsessed with asserting power over the...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Kristin Harmel

    Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young librarian with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this sweeping historical novel.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Louisa May Alcott

    The beloved coming-of-age novel was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. In keeping with the original, this Arabic translation is available in two volumes. The story follows the lives of the four March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as they grow to adulthood. 

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  • Language:  Arabic, English
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Elizabeth Kaye

    Reveals the extraordinary, little-known story behind one of the first lifeboats to leave the doomed ship. Told in real time and in the actual voices of survivors, this poignant, pulse-pounding narrative includes the story of the Countess of Rothes, the wealthiest woman on the ship, bound for California, where she and her husband...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Stacey Halls

    Two women, bound by a child, and a secret that will change everything. In London, the year is 1754 and six years after leaving her illegitimate daughter Clara at London's Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the child she has never known. Dreading the worst, that Clara has died in care, Bess is astonished to be told that Clara has...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Michael Ondaatje

    Just after World War II, 14-year-old Nathaniel and his older sister Rachel stay behind in London when their parents move to Singapore, leaving them in the care of a mysterious figure named The Moth. They suspect he might be a criminal, and they grow both more convinced and less concerned as they come to know his eccentric crew of friends: men...

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