Bestsellers - Novels & Short Stories

Beyond the Book Author's name: Walaa Sand An eleven-year-old orphan girl, her features indistinguishable from any other child… but what she lives through is not something a child should have to endure. Every time she opens her eyes to reality, she finds herself caught...

Journey of Curses Author: Badr Ramadan   I fear I no longer see the beast in you. His tense arms relaxed from her waist, and his eyes gleamed with a mixed feeling of joy and difficulty understanding what was happening between them, prompting him...

Stone Rabbits: 70 Fairy Tales Author: Ammar Ali Hassan This book contains seventy fairy tales, circulated by people in the villages and cities of Egypt, about those who conjure jinn, or what sorcerers, charlatans, and fortune-tellers do, such as palm and tarot readers, cup...

Legacy of Amun Author: Asmaa Mokhtari     On one night of the Opet Festival, Thebes' fate is decided behind the closed doors of its temples; the five priests of Karnak believe their immortality will only be complete with sacred blood. But the blood...

remission Author's name: Safaa Al-Dawas "It is not a novel as much as it is a journey into memory, into that dark part of our souls that we always try to deny. Its pages breathe with what was not said, with what was hidden...

horror amusement parks Author Name: Neil Chesterman "As a child, Blake went through a harsh experience, the details of which he has forgotten, but it continued to affect his calm, organized lifestyle, refusing adventure and risk, even for entertainment, so everyone labeled him a...

The graveyard of burnt photographs Author's name: Islam Khaled Within the box of riddles lie secrets that reveal themselves only to those who dare to decipher their symbols and unveil their mysteries. But knowledge comes at a heavy price; you will witness horrific massacres,...

Giza Giza Giza   Author Name: Bilal Fadl   This novel is about the urban periphery when it becomes the center of human experience, about laughter as a last line of defense, and about coexistence as a constant test of dignity.

The Kreutzer Sonata Author: Tolstoy Translation: Sami Al-Droubi A short novel of a psychological and philosophical nature in which Tolstoy tells the story of a man named Pozdnyshev who confesses during a train journey that he killed his wife out of jealousy. Through his...

Quincas Borba Author: Machado de Assis     First published in 1891, the novel begins with the death of its main character, a mad philosopher known for propagating pessimistic theories about "Humanity". Borba leaves his fortune – including his eponymous dog, Quincas Borba –...

The Blind Musician Author: Vladimir Korolenko     A poignant human novel that tells the story of a child born blind, who grows up surrounded by pity and anxiety, before discovering the world around him through sound and feelings instead of sight. The child...

Family Happiness and Polikushka Author: Tolstoy     The novel "Family Happiness" begins with a dreamy romantic love story, but after marriage, feelings gradually change, and a gap appears between expectations and reality. The novel traces the transformation of love from an emotional impulse...

The Cossacks Author: Tolstoy     A realistic novel written by Tolstoy, inspired by his personal experiences in the Caucasus. It revolves around the aristocratic young man, Dmitry Olenin, who leaves the luxurious life of Moscow in search of a deeper meaning to life....

Tolstoy wrote this novel in the last years of his life, during a period when he was suffering from the illness that led to his death. It has even been said that it appears as a stand he wished to take against injustice and...

Devil All the Time   Author: Donald Ray Pollock   Donald Ray Pollock's novel "Devil All the Time" revolves around a war veteran haunted by the specter of the war he fought, a couple who chose life on the open road, a Christian clergyman...

A House with an Ajar Door Author: Mariam Hammoud Mariam Hammoud writes about the homes we think we've left behind, but they never stop returning in our details. About the father who was a vast shadow then faded, about the mother who painted life...

The word is for the dead. Author's name: Philippe Bouxeau In this book, Dr. Philippe Boxo, a physician for over thirty years, reveals his daily life filled with deaths that were not all natural, not all of whom had passed away, disappearances of bodies,...

Offshore: A Novel   Author: Penelope Fitzgerald Along the banks of the River Thames in 1970s London, a community of houseboats floats like small islands of alternative life. Here, in this oscillating aquatic world suspended between land and water, Fitzgerald weaves tales of characters...

Sherlock Holmes A Scandal in Bohemia Author: Arthur Conan Doyle At a quarter to eight this evening, Mr. Nabil will arrive to visit you, seeking your help in a matter of great importance. Do not be surprised if you find a visitor wearing a...

Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League Author: Arthur Conan Doyle The Red-Headed League is looking for a new member to help with some simple tasks, for a salary of four pounds a week. All red-headed men, healthy, and over the age of twenty-one will be...