Novels under 50 dirhams

"منذ أن غادرت لبنان للاستقرار في فرنسا، كم من مرة سألني البعض عن طيب نية إن كنت أشعر بنفسي "فرنسياً" أم "لبنانياً". وكنت أجيب سائلي على الدوام: "هذا وذاك!"، لا حرصاً مني على التوازن والعدل بل لأنني سأكون كاذباً لو قلت غير ذلك. فما...

التقيتها في زمانٍ غريبٍ، ومكانٍ أغرب، كما أن الظروف لم يكن ينقصها من الغرابة شيئ. تمنيت لو أنني قادرٌ على مُناداة كل الكون في تلك اللحظة “الصادمة”، للقائها أو رؤيتها من كثرة غرابة حضورها. ولكن ربما قد التقوها من قبلي، وأنا آخر المُلتَقين، أو...

بطل الرواية هو "مارسيو مونتكريستو"، وهو رجل حاد الطباع وصعب المراس، يعشق القطط والروايات البوليسية أكثر من البشر. مكتبته هي ملاذ لكل من ببحث عن "الجريمة الكاملة" بين السطور. يضم نادي الكتاب الصغير الخاص به شخصيات مختلفة: راهبة، ورجل متقاعد، وشابة غامضة، وجميعهم يشتركون...

تدور أحداث رواية "جثة في المكتبة" حول المحقّق الخاص "أندريه ملادين"، الذي يجد نفسه متورّطًا في لغز معقّد يبدأ بانفجار غامض في مكتبة هادئة ببوخارست. سرعان ما يتبيّن أن الحادث ليس مجرد عمل تخريبي عابر، بل جزء من شبكة مؤامرات تتداخل فيها المصالح السياسية...

استيقظت رند على صوت الساعة من نومها العميق، مدت جسدها تثاءبت، اقطبت حاجبيها وهي لا تزال في السرير.-أين أنا؟ حدَّثت نفسها، ثم انحنت وأمسكت ملابسها لتتأكد مما كانت ترتديه فتفاجأت بقميص نومها السماوي.-متى خلعت ملابسي الجامعية؟ سرحت للحظة ثم أغمضت عينيها وابتسمت. يبدو أنني...

After separation, can love ever return to the way it was? Is regret enough to repair what has been broken? Or can revenge bring healing to both the heart and the soul? They were two people pursuing their dreams; one reaching for the planets,...

Gomhouriyet Al-Qabou (The Republic of the Basement) is an Arabic novel by Hisham Al-Jatheel, following the life of Mansour Al-Hawari, whose life changes after he arrives at Villa No. 9 in Cairo’s Zamalek district in 1950. Mansour, a simple farmer who comes to the...

تنتظر تاليا كيمبر تنفيذ حكم الإعدام بعد إدانتها بقتل زوجها. كل الأدلة تشير إلى أنها الجانية، وكل محاولاتها لإثبات براءتها تبوء بالفشل، ولم يعد يفصلها عن الموت سوى أيام قليلة. ورغم إصرارها على أنها بريئة، لم يصدّقها أحد. لكن كل شيء ينقلب في لحظة...

A true love story, one that began with art and grew into a lifelong bond. This journey of love was discovered through brushstrokes and blank pages, in the quiet moment of creation where two souls found one another. Through art, love bloomed, and through...

In this transformative book, the author shares a deeply personal journey through anxiety and psychosomatic struggles, shedding light on experiences that often go unspoken. With a candid exploration of the blunt truths that many people face but few articulate, this book invites readers to...

The story of a woman in her thirties, living in a small village, captivated by its customs and traditions. Her husband’s cruelty drives her to escape into her dreams. She believes that by separating from him, she has freed herself from his oppression, only...

This book is about an important aspect of our human nature: the evil that has turned some into ferocious beasts, serial killers who take lives and shed blood. The book covers the stages of their lives, the details of their crimes, and the fate...

The novel revolves around this trio, addressing themes of love and loneliness, and the intruder who enters our lives, revealing its flaws, and making us confront ourselves to rediscover who we are. However, this general framework is filled with intricate internal ideas that tackle...

"The Village" is Ivan Bunin's first published novel, a bleak portrait that boldly reveals the reality of rural life in southwestern Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. Set during the 1905 revolution, the novel follows the path of two peasant brothers living...

This novel will not be a scene in a fleeting film or a nightmare that disturbed your sleep; rather, it is a tremor of the heart and limbs that makes you know true fear as it manifests itself in real terror.

Between the covers of this book lies another world full of wonders. Before the clay swallows us, we extend our hands to a dream as if it were our last salvation... We run between the lines, escaping the weight of reality... We hide in...

Half a heart is not enough, were it not for the readers' patience with the letters of the book... a fragrance from those the soul has listed as loved ones... and were it not for the proximity of things to each other.. the nature...

One stab is not enough. When you read this book, you can be a criminal in your own way, as if wearing heels taller than the dreams of liars, applying perfume that repels the scent of the frivolous, and wearing a dress more beautiful...

In this exquisite novel, the genius Stefan Zweig condenses his struggle with humanity into the form of a "chess match" between the world champion and a stranger he meets on a ship bound from New York to Buenos Aires. On the deck of the...

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"During my years of living in Europe, I contemplated my destiny, which brought me together with millions of Syrians in a foreign land. I wrote some of our stories here, hoping they might shed light on what I and others experienced in exile."

""From North to South" is a book that blends prose narrative with literary and personal biography, delving into a profound question: How does one write after the things that shaped their life turn to ashes? How does one gather their words while watching soldiers...

The novel revolves around a consultant who leaves the hustle and bustle of the city behind in search of tranquility, before his life intersects with a young widow whose difficult circumstances lead her to alleviate his loneliness. Meanwhile, an old conflict re-emerges, transcending the...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two, written by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne. It was a difficult task, as they are not proficient in Arabic, but they are skilled in theft. They swore they had no good intentions,...

Nourhan, a shy girl, lives a dull life amidst a struggle with excess weight, postponed dreams, and complex human relationships. She suddenly finds herself lost in a deserted area, then stumbles upon a sack from which a bloody hand protrudes! Does the sack contain...

A woman in her fifties goes on a trip to Hurghada and chooses a historic hotel to enjoy an all-inclusive stay... sea, tranquility, good food, and above all, people to observe: loving couples, bickering couples, friends, workers, children, and Madam Afaf! Ideal atmosphere, nothing...

The novel revolves around the character of Harry Haller, a middle-aged man who experiences a state of alienation and inner turmoil, feeling divided into two halves: a human half that seeks knowledge, culture, and spiritual life, and a wild, wolf-like half that lives by...

Here, at last, is "Jo's" novel, the first Alcott romance, whose tantalizing hints in the classic autobiographical "Little Women" have for generations left fans yearning for more. Now, after almost 150 years in family archives, Louisa May Alcott's first novel has finally arrived for...

"A captivating and simple love story, set in a small American town... A story that stays with you long after you finish reading its last page, regretting its departure" - Trance Stamp. If you have experienced a single true love in your life that...

How can the theft of a cheap umbrella turn into a tragedy? Only in great literature can you recognize life as an interconnected series of events, as in this enjoyable novel, which its author described as his best, and which critics have described for...

There is a rational imagination, a mad imagination, and an imagination that soars between both worlds to gather wonder from each. To this latter type belongs Abd Al-Rahim Kamal's new novel, "Sons of Houra." "And there he found himself in a room without a...

Is it time to talk about Hussein now? Yes, we always need this time. Despite the abundance of what has been written - and read - about Hussein, the Master of Martyrs and the Master of the Youth of Paradise (may God make us...

"Death of Bed Number 12" by the Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani is a dense narrative work belonging to the humanitarian realism for which he was renowned. The text uses the hospital setting as a symbolic stage, where "Bed Number 12" becomes a focal point...

"All That's Left to You" is one of the most prominent works by Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. It is a short, condensed text that combines psychological depth and political symbolism simultaneously.The novel employs a multi-narrative technique, with voices alternating between characters, and even the...

The novel "Returning to Haifa" is a short, deeply significant text that addresses the issue of identity and return from a complex human and intellectual perspective.The novel is characterized by a concise structure and direct yet charged language, where the personal event transforms into...

"Men in the Sun" represents a milestone in modern Arabic literature due to its profound symbolic and human depth.The novel's strength lies in its intense symbolism: the tank becomes a metaphor for the stifling Arab situation, the desert reflects harshness and loss, while the...

"The Stolen Shirt" reveals, in a simple yet powerful manner, the harshness of poverty and the distortion it inflicts upon human values.In it, Kanafani does not present theft as merely a crime, but rather as a natural outcome of an unjust social reality, where...

"Umm Sa'ad" presents a vivid picture of the simple Palestinian woman who transforms into a symbol of resistance and steadfastness.The novel employs a simple and direct style, blending narrative with reflection, as the narrator offers an intimate portrayal of daily life in the camp...

"The Land of Sad Oranges" deeply embodies the tragedy of Palestinian refuge after the 1948 Nakba. The collection includes a number of short stories that document the initial moments of despair and chronicle the harsh transformation from a stable life to a reality of...

Joblin was born in 1988, when his grandfather was 47 years old. The grandfather lived to see his grandson embark on a journey that confined him to a small circle of 21st-century vagabonds who called themselves "The Roaming Boys." It is a journey into...

"Christ Recrucified" is a social psychological novel, a magnificent work of art penned by a skilled and established writer. It possesses artistic delicacy, vibrant strength, and a poetic touch in its refined portrayal of Christ's suffering. It is an epic depiction of humanity's struggle...

The events of this novel take place in the last days of the Soviet Union, when Russian society was exhausted by wars, and then came the era of openness, promising a different world. The Russian writer Oleg Roy, a contemporary Russian author who published...

In "The Metamorphosis," and the other stories in this book, the reader is confronted with stories that represent an existential crisis and point to a division that occurs as a result of several accumulated factors. This separates consciousness from the unconscious, and human alienation...

Following the widespread success of "Nawram and Slavery," the second part of "The Miracle Child" novel written by Detective Saif, which achieved immense fame and success overnight, and after a few years, Saif meets the same fate as Marwan. This demonic infection quickly spreads...

A mysterious tale in the world of "Stranger Things," where horror lurks around every corner. What is this novel about? About a small town harboring a dark secret on its outskirts. About silent streets where inexplicable shadows hide. And about an eccentric man... but...

A mysterious lab... a terrifying scientist... a secret history... If you think you know the truth about Eleven's mother, prepare for facts that will turn your world upside down, as revealed in this novel that delves into the events preceding the famous series (Stranger...

There are places that don't scare you because they are dark... but because they know too much about you.Between fear, regret, and secrets that refuse to be buried, a journey begins where you don't know who is chasing whom.And sometimes, returning from it... is...

Don't trust the howling… or your dreams. Crimes repeat across three timelines. And a sole witness knows the truth… because he saw the killer's dreams. As for the ending… it won't be what you imagine.

The global phenomenon returns with the third book in the One of Us Is Lying series, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen M. McManus. When someone from the Bayview Four’s past resurfaces, history begins to repeat itself—and the consequences are deadly. The...

A gripping addition to the tales of Sherlock Holmes from the acclaimed author of the Newbury & Hobbes series A young man named Peter Maugram appears at the front door of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson's Baker Street lodgings. Maugram's uncle is dead and...