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Woody Allen on W..
arabicIn 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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One thousand and..
frenchA modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The tales&n...
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Gueros
spanishEver since the National University strike broke out, Sombra (Tenoch Huerta) and Santos (Leonard0 Ortizgris) have been living in angst-...
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Stories of Famou..
arabicBrief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...
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Little Biscuit a..
arabicA delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a li...
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One thousand and..
frenchA 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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Taxi
persianInternationally acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been officially banned from filmmaking since 2010. In a courageous a...
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Xorriyadda iyo D..
somaliA Somali translation of "Liberty in the Modern State" by Harold Laski. The book takes into account the post-war political landsc...
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Lost & found
arabicThe 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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Notes: Clan War ..
somaliThe 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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Serafin: reading..
germanTwo 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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Victoria
germanThis 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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G : a novel
arabicWinner 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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Strongest man
spanishA funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...
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Diaries
arabicIntroduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...
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There but for th..
arabicIt 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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Fiction
Adult fiction including novels, short stories, and science fiction in all of Sawa's world languages
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Adventures of Arsene Lupin : book 2
Language: ArabicSubject: Short StoriesAuthor: Maurice LeblancA collection of stories featuring the gentleman thief and detective Arsene Lupin who has been described as the French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes. Arsè€ne 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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The Hungarian
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Rouchdi RedouaneAgainst the turmoil of the Second World War, the fates of two men from different backgrounds collide: Gino Matyoush, a piano player from a town in the Hungarian countryside, and Masoud, a flute player from a small town in Algeria, fleeing from forced conscription by the colonial powers. Longlisted for 2022 IPAF.
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Nearly every day
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Mohammed Abdel NabiJust before turning 40, Fouad decides to get rid of 30 years’ worth of diaries in an effort to free himself of the past and start a new life. However, in browsing through the journals, he instead embarks upon a final writing project. Years go by and the project is uncompleted, until a group of ghosts arrive to lend their assistance,...
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The Idols
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Amin ZaouiPortrays the loving relationship between two brothers. The younger brother, Humaymid, fiercely defends his older sibling Mahdi, a fragile young man who is assassinated in mysterious circumstances by an Islamic terrorist group in Algiers University. A religious charity working with the terrorist group moves his body by night to the “city of...
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I heard everything
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Sara AlsarrafTwo narrative voices: Ishtar, a young girl who lost her parents in an accident and documents her thoughts in a diary; and her maternal aunt Aida, a journalist, who has a love affair with her boss, Abbas. Through their eyes, the atmosphere of 1980s Iraq is brought to life, spanning the turbulent years of the Iran-Iraq war to the harmonious...
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Spice circle
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Salha ObeidThe heroine of the novel belongs to a family of spice traders. Those close to her realise that she is able to distinguish the various elements of spices with remarkable accuracy, and with this powerful sense of smell she also judges people based on their scent. One day a man who was a forbidden friend during childhood suddenly appears to ask for...
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Gambling on the honor of Lady Mitzi
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Ahmad al-MorsiThis novel transports us back to the beginning of the last century in Egypt through the absorbing stories of four people who meet at a racecourse: a boy forced to become a jockey; an English lady who buys his horse, having seen in the young boy the image of her deceased son; a bookmaker; and a retired policeman who places bets to pay for his...
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Shuggie Bain
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Douglas StuartThe heartbreaking story of addiction love features a young boy with a secret who struggles to take care of his alcoholic mother in 1980s Scotland. Winner of The 2020 Booker Prize.
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Suleima's ring
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Rima BaliUnfolding across Aleppo and Toledo, the novel tells the interwoven stories of half Spanish, half Jewish photographer Lucas and Syrian protagonist Selma. Switching between multiple narrators, it explores the relationships between Selma and Shams al-Din – an Italian musician living in Aleppo with whom she is infatuated – along with...
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Foumbi
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Badriya AlbadriSet in Congo under Belgian colonial rule between the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. According to African legend, the white man is a “foumbi”, a spirit or ghost, fleeing from the grasp of Satan after stealing the ghost’s colour. He is an ugly creature who has been beautified to make him...
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Other face of the shadow
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Rashid al-DaifAfter being touched by a cloud, the Queen suddenly becomes pregnant. The King has not been near her since he married her, and now the prophecy he once saw in a dream is being fulfilled: she will give birth to a boy who is not fathered by the king, who will one day inherit the throne. The Queen flees, wandering aimlessly in the steppes and...
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Neighborhood of the seven witches
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Hanan al khattabiIn the world of the supernatural there is a battle raging between purveyors of Black Magic and the doers of good.
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