Books

Copper Trees Author: Lyubko Deresh Steam was rising. The air here was stagnant and still, as if in a large, enclosed barn. Just like before a storm. I approached the dark spot close enough to observe it. Above the gray sand was a sofa...

The Woman Who Said No to Hitler Author: Wolfgang Martin Roth In the spring of 1938, Hitler forcibly annexed Austria to Germany. To give a false legitimacy to this annexation, a plebiscite was organized, the results of which were overwhelmingly in favor of the...

Agatha Author: Ann Baumann A 72-year-old psychiatrist counts the days until his retirement. He lives alone in his childhood home and has no friends or family. He is exhausted and indifferent to everything around him, to the point where he barely listens to his...

The Journey Author: Eva Stamou ...Games on the sea surface are always fun for the mind and body. The reflection of light on the water's surface, the gently lapping waves kissing the shore and then receding, the small fish as they float with the...

Darkness Author: Ragnar Jónasson Detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir, 64, will uncover the secrets of her last case before retirement: a young Russian asylum seeker found dead in a cave near the airport. The case was closed unsolved, presumed a suicide. Hulda reopens the case and...

The Island Author: Ragnar Jónasson "Bad memories had left a deep imprint on his heart, becoming an unforgettable part of his soul. The novel takes us on a journey through time, as we go back ten years to witness the murder of a young...

The Mist (Hidden Iceland Trilogy 3) Author: Ragnar Jónasson Hulda is investigating the disappearance of a young girl since autumn, with no new leads or evidence. At the same time, she is sent to investigate a strange case involving Einar and Erla, a couple...

Ecstasy 2 - Eternal Obsession Author: Abdulhadi Al-Ashman Try to see life through the eyes of someone surrounded by darkness from the beginning. Every day in the book revolves around the stages we all go through at least once in our lives. It is...

With Abu Nuwas Author Name: Taha Hussein   Taha Hussein dedicated a significant part of his intellectual project to Arabic poetry, making it the focal point of his critical, philosophical, and social views. Among his most prominent works in this field are: Hadith al-Arba'a,...

The Mirror Work   Author's Name: Louise Hay   Three weeks are enough to transform your life for the better. How? By looking in the mirror. Stand in front of your mirror, stare at the person you see, and repeat positive affirmations to them....

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...

Behavior in Public Places   Author: Erving Goffman   Goffman discusses behavior in public and semi-public places, such as streets, parks, restaurants, theaters, shops, and meeting rooms, focusing on daily interactions between people, whether conscious or unconscious. He believes that face-to-face interactions are one...

The Ticket Seller   Author: Walid Daqqah   It is not an autobiography that a martyr, fighter, and intellectual like Walid Daqqah writes about his life, but rather, he may have written his life as a biography of suffering, and a tale of humanity....

The Rise and Fall of the "Saad Sheen"   Author: Hamdy Abu Guleil   I am always searching for a language that resembles speech, and this is precisely what prolongs the writing time of my works. The novel "The Saad Sheen" took me ten...

The Cinnamon Lady   Author's Name: Rahma Diaa   In "The Cinnamon Lady," Rahma Diaa interprets the world through cooking, tastes, and flavors. In this captivating novel, cooking is a means of understanding the world and overcoming its difficulties, and spices act as guides,...

Camilia's Specters   Author: Noura Nagy   Camilia clings to her story, but no one believes her. She saw her aunt dissolve before her in the mirror, while her family sticks to their version: her aunt fled the house to escape a life burdened...

Hal wa Terhal (Settling and Traveling)   Author: Youssef Ziedan   "Hal wa Terhal" (Settling and Traveling) is a collection of fifteen short stories by the author "Youssef Ziedan," marking his debut in the short story genre. It combines striking realism with symbolic magic,...

A Spider in the Heart   Author: Mohamed Abouzeid   "In a world where the lines between reality and imagination blur, and the 'game of life' intertwines with the 'game of the novel.'" In "A Spider in the Heart," the winner of the Sawiris...

The Keeper of the City's Key   Author: Dr. Osama Allam   "A captivating novel with intense epic scope and a compassionate, encompassing embrace of life and living beings." – Dr. Mohamed El-Makhzangy What if you possessed a key that opened every door in...

Beyond Paradise   Author: Mansoura Ez Eldin “Mansoura Ez Eldin's pen is like a knife in its fierce depiction of reality. In Beyond Paradise, Mansoura Ez Eldin relied on a fertile artistic technique and utilized it skillfully, resulting in a novel that borders on...