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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 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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  • An exploration and critique of the Somali criminal justice system.

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  • Previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a fun, entertaining story about a mysterious stranger who shows up at a famil...

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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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  • Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place ...

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

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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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  • Award-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict,...

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

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  • The definitive biography of the 45th President of the United States presents the life of Donald Trump from his boyhood to his time in ...

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

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Featured Books

Featured Books

In all of Sawa's world languages

Featured Books  

  • Language:  Arabic, English
    Children Books:  Ages 6-10
    Author:  Raniya Zabib Dahir

    A bilingual story about what it means to be shy. In Arabic and English.

    $13.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Voltaire

     A new Arabic translation of Voltaire's satirical "magnum opus" about the human condition as seen through the eyes of Candide, a sheltered young man who becomes disillusioned with the world after he experiences many hardships.

    $26.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  History
    Author:  Gertrude Bell

    A fascinating compilation of confidential reports and other documents sent to the British Intelligence Office for the Arab World in Cairo written by Gertrude Bell, the British writer, political officer, and archaeologist who played a major role in the establishment and administration of the modern state of Iraq. Includes photographic...

    $24.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
    Author:  Reza Haydari

    "Heavenly Stories" is a delightful series of books from Iraq that offers short, colorfully illustrated parables to promote peace and harmony in the world as God the Creator intended.

    $11.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13
    Author:  Charles Perrault

    The classic fairy tales of Charles Perrault can be found in this beautifully illustrated, hardcover book. The collection includes Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, and others.

    $29.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Self-help
    Author:  Mark Manson

    Learn to take a grounded, realistic approach to your life with this first Arabic edition of the wildly popular, New York Times bestselling self-help guide by superstar blogger, Mark Manson.

    $28.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Amélie Nothomb

    This autobiographical novel by Belgian author Amelie Nothomb was awarded the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Academie Francaise the same year it was published. It tells the story of a young woman who takes a job on a one-year contract as a translator at a prestigious Japanese company.  What follows is a comical and perplexing dance through...

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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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