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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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  • 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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  • Victoria
    german

    This film is not a movie; it's not about a bank robbery. It is a bank robbery. Victoria was shot in one sin...

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  • American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&n...

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  • Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...

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  • Sophie Rostopchine, the Countess of Segur, is a French writer of Russian birth.  Originally published in the 19th century, Segur'...

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  • This collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and we...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • In this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his film...

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  • The Arabic translation of Philip Roth's novel about Coleman Silk, the dean of faculty at a small liberal arts college who is accused o...

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

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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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Books

Books

Books for adults and children in all of Sawa's world languages

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Franz Kafka

    Originally written in German in 1922, this short story by Franz Kafka centers on a dog and his inquiries into the rationale of his existence in the world.

    $13.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Literature
    Author:  Tawfiq al-Hakim

    Originally published in 1933, this play was hailed in literary circles as a landmark in Egyptian drama.  Based on the legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, it tells the story of three men and a dog, all of whom sleep for 300 years, in a cave, after fleeing religious persecution and seeking refuge there from a tyrant. They wake up and...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Literature
    Author:  Tawfiq al-Hakim

    Is it better to be a donkey or a man?  That is the question explored in this play that is a comedic criticism of Egyptian society by the ever popular Tawfiq al-Hakim.

    $16.95
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  • Language:  Arabic, English
    Subject:  Literature
    Author:  William Shakespeare

    Considered one of Shakespeare's great comedies, this play is also known for several dramatic scenes.  Written in the 16th century, it tells of a merchant in Venice who defaults on a loan from a Jewish moneylender.  Bilingual in Arabic and English.

    $22.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Teen/YA
    Author:  John Green

    The critically-acclaimed and ever popular YA novel by John Green is here in Arabic.  It is the moving, and at times humorous, story of 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster, who has cancer.  Her parents force her to attend a support group where she meets and falls in love with a 17-year-old ex-basketball player and amputee.

    $34.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Politics
    Author:  Michael Wolff

    The fiery New York Times bestseller that offers a controversial behind-the-scenes look at President Donald Trump's first nine months.

    $31.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13
    Author:  Kamal Sayed

    A gorgeous series on Islamic culture for kids features stories of the prophets. This volume (#6) tells the story of Moses according to Islamic tradition and features lush illustrations and vocalized text for easier reading.

    $13.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Biography
    Author:  Muhammad Asad

    A fascinating and beautifully written autobiography by Muhammad Asad, formerly known as Leopold Weiss.  Born into a Jewish family and a descendant of a long line of Jewish rabbis, Weiss converted to Islam and became one of the most influential European Muslims of the 20th century.  

    $39.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Jean-Paul Satre

    Jean-Paul Sartre's first, and considered his best, novel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964. A key work of existential fiction, it tells the story of Antoine Roquentin who keeps a diary of his thoughts and feelings that include a "sweet sickness" that he likens to an overpowering feeling of nausea that eventually causes him to...

    $22.95
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  • Language:  German
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
    Author:  John Irving

    A little boy hears a sound in the night that he doesn't recognize.  His mind dreams up all kinds of scary things and he wakes his dad and says, "it's a sound like someone trying not to make a sound."  Eventually they discover what it is and both go back to sleep.  This endearing story is now available in German.

    $26.95
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  • Language:  German
    Subject:  Biography
    Author:  George Watsky

    The New York Times Bestseller by musician and artist George Watsky is available here in German.  This is his debut memoir, written in a series of essays, that is boldy honest and wonderfully humorous.  A hit in English; it's not to be missed in German.

    $27.16 $31.95 -15%
  • Language:  German
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5, Ages 6-10
    Author:  Edward Gorey

    Edward Gorey's abecedarian book featuring 26 children (each one represented by a letter of the alphabet) and their untimely deaths is now available in German.  One of his best-known books, each morbidly humorous, rhyming couplet is accompanied by the author's distinctive illustrations.  It's really quite fantastic!  

    $24.95
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