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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.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Historical fiction
    Author:  Mutayyam Jamal

    A sweeping fictional biography of two of the most prominent women in the Umayyad Era. Aisha Bint Talha and Sukaina Bint al-Hussein were both from prominent political families in the Caliphate. They were among the first women to hold literary salons in the Middle Ages to welcome nobles, scholars, writers, and poets. This novel reveals...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Waciny Laredj

    Welcome to the year 2084 when the Arab world is now comprised of three major, warring states.  This dystopian, Orwellian tale is the "1984" of the Middle East.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Agatha Christie

    Originally published in 1959, this mystery finds the beloved Hercule Poirot investigating a murder at a private girls' school in England.  Can Poirot find the killer before the killer murders the young student who hired him?

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Agatha Christie

    Originally published in 1965, this mystery, featuring Miss Marple, finds the intrepid sleuth on vacation at an old-fashioned London hotel where an eccentric guest sets of an unexpected, and violent, chain of events.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Reference, Health
    Author:  Hassan Qubaysi

    An encyclopedia of natural plants and herbs commonly used for medicinal purposes includes information for more than 447 plants along with colored photographs.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Elif Shafak

    The author was accused of insulting Turkey for writing this book and nearly went to prison.  It tells the story of two families, one Turkish and one Armenian-American, as they struggle to forge their identities against the backdrop of Turkey's violent history.

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

    Originally published in 1934, this is a surreal drama that takes place after the famous narrator of the Thousand and One nights has completed her stories and is now the wife of King Shahrayar.  The king embarks on the ultimate quest for knowledge that ultimately leads back to Scheherazade as the source of life.

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

     A collection of short stories by a pioneer in Arabic fiction and drama.  Tawfik al-Hakim was a prominent Egyptian novelist and playwright.  His works are classics.

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  • 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

    The absurd, comedic, thought-provoking drama about the parallel worlds of cockroaches and humans.

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

    Originally published in 1938, this classic novel by the Egyptian author tells the story of Muhsin, who is living abroad in Paris, and his relationships with Europeans and French society. Prevalent throughout the novel is the juxtaposition of "us" and the "other", realists and dreamers, and East and West.

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