Novels under 50 dirhams

New Cairo Author: Naguib Mahfouz Mahjoub Abdel Dayem faces an economic crisis that makes him resentful of his social status and willing to do anything to get rich and rise to higher and more prestigious positions. This includes entering into a sham marriage with...

The Road Author: Naguib Mahfouz A novel centered around Saber El-Rahimy, who, after his mother's death, is forced to search for his father to save him from ruin and bankruptcy. Torn between the pure, loving Ilham and the tempting, seductive Karima, Saber becomes lost...

Karnak Author: Naguib Mahfouz The novel Karnak tells the story of the period between two wars - the War of Attrition and the War of Liberation - and the ensuing scandal of Egyptian intelligence corruption and the accusations that followed...    

Love on the Pyramid Plateau Author: Naguib Mahfouz One of Mahfouz's most famous short story collections, and the most adapted for cinema and television, with five of its eight stories transformed into four films and a television series. In these stories, symbolism and realism...

Ibn Fattouma's Journey Author: Naguib Mahfouz The young Arab man "Qandil al-Annaby," or Ibn Fattouma the traveler, as he would later be known, fails to marry his beloved. His teacher encourages him to embark on a journey through neighboring lands in search of perfection...

With Abu al-Alaa in His Prison Author: Taha Hussein This book is considered one of his deepest critical works, most contemplative and poetic, as it approaches the world of Abu al-Alaa al-Ma'arri not only as a poet and philosopher, but as a human being...

Agatha Christie and the Use of Poisons Author: Kathryn Harkup How did Agatha Christie introduce 14 poisons into her novels? How did she utilize her experience as a nurse and pharmacist?    

After She Left Author: Alex Dahl When women disappear... life is reorganized without them! But some of them don't accept that, especially when it comes to children!    

The Cursed São Paulo Building Author: Paula Fibi In her thrilling novel, author Paula Fibi takes us deep into horror and mystery in the heart of São Paulo, inside the enigmatic "Rolim" building, whose walls whisper forgotten secrets and untold stories. Multiple characters are...

The Bakery of Happiness Author's Name: Helen Holmström

The Effect of Hatred Author's Name: Elias Mandrou   The novel won the 2024 "Sherbanenko" Readers' Prize, one of Italy's most important awards for crime literature, because it not only presents a mystery but also a disturbing question: Can hatred remain alive for half...

The Secret Society Author: Roslan Mohamad Nor   Jørn Lier Horst is no longer the only crime fiction author we translate for; now, Roslan Mohamad Nor joins him with his first novel from Malaysia. A mother, a father, and their young child sit around...

The Ghosts of Motherhood Author: Katixa Agirre   A novel that sparked significant controversy in the Basque Country and Spain, as it shatters one of the biggest taboos: motherhood is not always absolute love!The novel also asks: Is creativity a selfish or painful act?Why...

The Scream Author: Jørn Lier Horst   How many final judgments have we built on shaky certainty?A new novel in a new series by Jørn Lier Horst, who collaborates once again with another writer: Jan-Erik Fjell, who won the "Bokhandlerprisen" (Booksellers' Prize) for his...

The Advantages of My Father's Death Author: Paula Piby   There are novels that awaken a wound we thought had healed, bringing it back into the world. Paula Piby's Brazilian novel, "The Advantages of My Father's Death," is one of those texts that takes...

The Cafe on the Edge of the World   Author Name: John Strelecky The book that millions of readers have gifted to their loved ones. A simple story, yet it changes the life of anyone struggling to find their place in life. "The Cafe...

Outline Author: Rachel Cusk     Outline is a novel in ten conversations, economical and clear in style, tracking a novelist teaching a creative writing course during a very hot summer in Athens. She guides her students through narrative exercises and meets other writers...

Very Short Horror Stories Author: Various Authors     Very short horror stories that don't give you time to catch your breath. Each page is a trap, each story a shock. They end before they begin, leaving a deep impression... A single sentence is...

Colleague G1 Author: Garon Tsuchiya     "He was kidnapped and thrown into a private prison without knowing why. After being held in isolation for ten years, he is suddenly released, only to find that everything around him has changed. All he has left...

Old Boy Vol. 2 Author: Garon Tsuchiya     Our unknown hero continues his journey to uncover the reason behind his ten-year imprisonment, isolated from the world. He begins to follow his only clue to reach the mysterious building that was his prison. Armed...