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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.
A biography for young readers tells the life story of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her later work in helping other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
The best known novel by Maxim Gorky is based on true events during the Russian revolutionary movement.
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The semi-autographical novel by the beautiful and high-spirited American writer, socialite, and painter. It was written in just six weeks while the author was a patient in a sanatorium, and is considered a classic novel of the woman's expeirence in American society during the golden Jazz Age.
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The Arabic translation of the famously controversial novel by Erica Jong that was originally published in 1973. It tells the story of a bold, young female author of erotic poetry who is trying to find her place, as a woman, in the world. The English language version has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.
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An illustrated encyclopedia of the history of ancient Syria from the agricultural revolution to the end of the Bronze Age.