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On Entering the Sea: The Erotic and Other Poetry of Nizar Qabbani

By: Nizar Qabbani

Translated from Arabic by Lena Jayyusi Editorial Review from Booklist Qabbani, reputed to be the most popular poet in the Arab world, is certainly one of the greatest love poets of all time, as he follows the noble...

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نقطة النور

By: Bahaa Taher

Nuqtat Al-noor or Point of Light in Arabic was our book of the month for May 2001. His book Aunt Safiyya and the monastery translated into English was our selection in English during the same month.

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Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery

By: Bahaa Taher

Translated from the Arabic by Barbara Romaine This novel "is set 30 years ago in a village outside Luxor. . . . Safiyya, the narrator's aunt, is an orphan girl who was taken in by his parents and brought up by t...

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