By: Hamdy Abogolayyel

The English edition of this book is translated by Marilyn Booth 2006 Hamdi Abu Golayyel offers a striking portrait of a marginalized Egyptian community, bringing to life the absurd and tragic characters who occupy the ma...

By: Samir Amin

This book in Arabic was our book of the month for June 2010. A more recent book of his in English about the Arab World: The Reawakening of the Arab World: Challenge and Change in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring

By: Ezzedine Choukri

Ezzedine Choukry Fishere's third novel, Intensive Care Unit was published in 2008 and later became a best-seller. It was nominated for the International Prize for Arabic Booker Fiction in addition to being reprinted...

By: Essam Youssef

رواية واقعية مؤلمة وحزينة تتحدث عن إدمان مجموعة من الشباب فى العشرين من العمر. كل من عرف مدمنا عن قرب اعتقد أنه سيتفهم تماما هذه الرواية بتفاصيلها الحقيقية إلى أبعد الحدود.. رواية تحمل من البعد الإنسانى الكثير والكثير..

By: Mohamed El Tabei

هذا الكتاب عن آمال الأطرش أو إيميلي الأطرش، أو «أسمهان» كما أطلق عليها الموسيقار الكبير داود حسني.. هي واحدة من أساطير الغناء العربي الحديث. استطاعت رغم حياتها القصيرة من 1912 إلى 1944 أن تتربع على عرش الأغني...

By: Khaled Alkhamisi

The Arabic edition of this book was our book of the month October 2008. Taxi -  French edition

By: Khaled Mattawa

A collection of poems written by Libyan poet Khaled Muttawa. The book was originally published in English in the US. The Arabic version includes the translation into Arabic by the author..

By: Tahar Ben Jelloun

The original arabic version was published by Dar Saqi in 2004 The English translation is by Linda Coverdale. An immediate and critically acclaimed bestseller in France, This Blinding Absence of Light is the latest...

By: Edward Kharrat

By: Ahdaf Soueif

This story collection in Arabic was our book of the month in August 2006. Her novel the Map of Love in English has been also featured at the time