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Winner of the French 2019 Arab Literature Prize, this novel is based on a true event in Cairo in 2001 when 52 men were arrested in a police raid of a floating disco called the Queen Boat. The men were beaten and tortured. The book follows the main character, Hani Mahfouz during the aftermath of his arrest as he reflects on his life...
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Man Booker International Prize, and a finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature, this original and creative novel intertwines travel narrative with magical realism. One reviewer said it is "a cabinet of curiosities that must include itself in the cabinet".
In this book, Osho, who was considered one of the most provocative and inspiring spiritual teachers in the 20th century, explores the differences between intellect and intelligence and posits that intelligence is the only way we can respond creatively to the challenges we face in the world today.
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 early years of the 20th century. Author John Berger was an English art critic, painter, novelist and poet. He was also a well-known Marxist who supported liberation movements around the world.
In this work, Dr. Ziedan, Egyptian scholar and author, examines creative texts by contemporary Arab authors in the forms of the novel, story, poetry, and theater. This stand alone text is where the sea of creativity and the sea of criticism meet.
Naja Marie Aidt is the award-winning author of twelve collections of poetry, a novel, and three short-story collections. This memoir, that was shortlisted for the Kirkus Review Awards for Non-Fiction and longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature, is a raw, sweeping, and masterful account of the first few years after her...
In 2018, this book was #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for 23 weeks. In this heartstopping mystery thriller Robert Langdon arrives in Spain to attend an event that will reveal an astonishing breakthrough into the origins of mankind, but then the man who made the discovery ends up dead.
The spellbinding true story of the ill-fated Danish Arabia expedition (1761-67) led by Carsten Niebuhr. Includes illustrations.
The iconic writer's engaging memoir offers entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and motherhood.
Reading and writing exercises for intermediate to advanced Somali language learners.
A Somali language text/workbook for acquiring greater proficiency in the language.