Books

FUROR Nizar Abd al-Sattar   Sabir could not shed his mother’s first skin, nor her second skin made of fur. Fur is a pretext for tracing her story from the “Moulin Rouge” cabaret in Baghdad, all the way to Egypt, Lebanon, and London. In...

"The Awakening is not just a novel... it's a mirror for modern societies, and a slap to dormant minds. Gonelle drew inspiration for this novel, which is different from all his previous writings, from the COVID-19 pandemic, and based it on studies by sociologists...

Dead Fish Breathe Lemon Peels Khaled Khalifa   "The importance of this novel lies in the fact that it was the last one written by the renowned novelist before his passing (2023), and it was published a year after his death. In it, Khaled...

When Ibn al-Samarqandi stood before Maryam, extending his hand for a farewell handshake, she had already reached the end of her coma. Her lips muttered inaudible words, "You've slaughtered me..." No one noticed her change except my grandmother, who knew that her unfortunate daughter...

The Thorns of Turing's Garden Rana Haik   "In 'The Thorns of Turing's Garden', we meet Yara, overwhelmed by her emotions, and Alia, who excels at suppressing hers. Both despise who they are, and both dream of being the other. The two girls get...

House of Memories Mahmoud Shukair   "Yasunari Kawabata wrote "The House of the Sleeping Beauties" in 1961, and in his ninetieth year, Gabriel García Márquez's protagonist followed the same path to explore the theme of desire in his novel "Memories of My Melancholy Whores"...

Adam and Zaynab from the Ocean to the Gulf Sajida K. Ali S. K. Ali   "Rare are the novels that resonate with young Muslims in today's world, discussing a love that aligns with the modern and developed era they belong to, while simultaneously...

The Princess and the Foal Stacy Gregg Family is Princess Haya's most cherished possession. In its embrace, she lives a happy childhood until that fateful storm blows in and tragedy strikes, shattering her tranquil world. Fleeing from sorrow, the little princess retreats into herself,...

Light and Darkness Mikhail Naimy In this collection of thirty-three essays, lectures, and broadcasts, Mikhail Naimy aims to elucidate the falsity that taints our values in this era, which we have grown accustomed to calling the "Age of Enlightenment." This falsity transforms light into...

Mirdad Mikhail Naimy "In the mountains of myrtle and frankincense, atop the towering peak known as "the Altar Peak," there still remain the ruins of an abandoned, dilapidated temple called "the Ark." Its history has vanished into the profound depths of antiquity, ending, according...

The Voice of the World Mikhail Naimy A collection of essays, lectures, and radio broadcasts, mostly from the 1940s, right after World War II. Naimy, who experienced war firsthand as a conscript in the American army on the front in France during World War...

Akaber Mikhail Naimy A collection of short stories, first published in 1956. As Naimy maintained in his narrative literature since his first short story "The Barren Woman" in 1914, it strives to be closely tied to people's lives. However, Naimy, a descendant of the...

Complete Prose Works Nizar Qabbani   For fans of Nizar, who continued to dream, love, and write until his last breath, nine volumes compiled by Nawfal in a new edition, including all his works—poetic, prose, and political. Many of his poems shone through the...

Fiery Poems Nizar Qabbani   "Nizar Qabbani wrote much of what the kingdom of poetry and language bestowed upon him and us, and he was loyal to himself, and to himself alone, in all that he wrote. He was a free, accomplished, and prolific...

The Delusion of Goodness Author: Andrea Matthews "We live in societies that want to convince us that exhausting ourselves for others is goodness, and that anything contrary to that stems, inevitably, from an evil soul. We have become fully convinced that we have no...

The Icelandic Insæi Guide Author: Ragna Gnunstinsdottir "'Insæi' is the Icelandic term for what we call intuition, or the sixth sense. Linguistically, the Scandinavian phrase means 'the sea hidden within us.' Through inspiring stories and real-life experiences, and a blend of practical and contemplative...

The Scourge of Lying Author: Oscar Brenifier "A book that contemplates lying as a cognitive and human phenomenon, away from moral debate. It deconstructs it, analyzes it, then returns it to the reader as a mirror in which to see themselves. Between philosophy and...

AI Simply Explained Author: Hilda Maalouf Milki "Artificial intelligence is a tool created by humans to serve them, not a mysterious force controlling their destiny.What is artificial intelligence? How was it born and how did it evolve? Where do we see it in our...

8 Rules of Love Author: Jay Shetty "This is the new title from influencer Jay Shetty, whose social media accounts boast millions of followers worldwide, and it addresses the topic of love. It’s that feeling we expect from everyone, and everyone expects from us,...

A Land Unlike Dreams Bashir Al-Baker   "From the Syrian Jazeera region, with its unique nature and mountains perched on superstition and magic like Mount Sinjar, this autobiography unfolds with a unique poetic narrative breath, attempting to revive a marginalized history of Al-Jazeera, recounting...