Books

Hussein as a Rebel    Author: Abdul Rahman Al-Sharqawi   The play acquired its linguistic and environmental identity, distinguishing it from other forms of theatrical literature influenced by Western trends and Greek epic poetry. The poet Abdul Rahman Al-Sharqawi was able to soar with...

Years of Running in Place   Author: Nora Nagy     In her new novel, Nora Nagy presents an extraordinary biography of the senses, from sight to touch, and from taste to smell to hearing, in honor of a revolution that yearned to go...

The Prophet's Trace   Author: Mohamed Abouzeid     "We are presented with a beautiful literary text, brimming with emotions, written by a poet whose captivating language is rich and dense, beginning with knowledge as pain at the book's opening... Mohamed Abouzeid can rest...

Memoirs of an Egyptian Jew   Author: Albert Arieh     "Some may wonder why I chose to write my memoirs, why I didn't write them before, and why I chose to do so in my later years. The truth is, I didn't choose...

Beer in the Snooker Club   Author: Waguih Ghali     "You?" he said with scorn. "You stayed in England while the English were shelling Port Said." I said: "Your return would have been of great benefit. Yahya was on holiday in Paris." I...

Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery   Author: Bahaa Taher     "A great love letter to life and people... A novel, masterfully beautiful in its simplicity, spontaneity, and irresistible charm, whether the writer speaks of children or adults, women or men, the sane or...

The Egyptian Labor Corps   Author: Mohamed Aboulghar     This book recounts a dangerous incident in modern Egyptian history, one that was not mentioned in school history books, and no book has been published to document it, despite its profound impact on Egypt....

Ali, Imam of the Pious - Part Two   Author: Abdul Rahman Al-Sharqawi     With his charming and wonderful narrative style, Al-Sharqawi concluded the first part of this enjoyable book with the caliphate being established for Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be...

The Clay Man   Author: Rehab Louay     The short story collection "The Clay Man" opens a window into overlooked lives through 12 stories that draw you into the crevices of the human soul. In the story "The Corridor," we discover that true...

Kimiya   Author: Walid Alaa El-Din     "I have known Kimiya since she came to us as a child who had just left her father's sheep to graze, a soul exposed to what we cannot see. Some described her as mad, while others...

Moses' Cross   Author: Haitham Dabour     "And why all these prohibitions? Weren't most of the Lord's Ten Commandments to His spokesman Moses prohibitions? Eight, to be exact. Didn't He do it with Adam and Eve concerning His blessed tree? Prohibitions always precede...

The Day Before the Setback   Author: Iman Yahya     A novel that tells of a time of wandering dreams. Three years before June '67, full of events and pregnant with what was to come. The story of Karima, Hamza, and Abdel Moaty,...

The Mexican Wife   Author: Eman Yehia     This novel not only tells the untold story of the relationship and marriage between a prominent Egyptian writer and a Mexican girl, the famous daughter of Diego Rivera, one of the most important muralists of...

The Exile of Arabs   Author: Youssef Ziedan     Youssef Ziedan is an Egyptian thinker and novelist with a professorship in philosophy, history, and science. He has published over sixty books, and his works have received numerous international awards. His most famous novel,...

Fatima's Piano and the Search for a New National Totemic Animal   Author: Mohamed El-Makhzangy   The Search for a New National Totemic Animal, a novella and a dedication ranging from romance steeped in sweet melancholy to satire glowing with cunning humor, presents two...

The Family House   Author: Samia Serageldin   An astonishing and perplexing novel about the struggle of a prominent Egyptian family to cope with the upheaval following World War II in Cairo. Gigi grew up in one of Garden City's magnificent palaces, home to...

Shadow Phantoms   Author: Mansoura Ez-Eldin   In “Shadow Phantoms,” we are faced with a game of assumptions and imaginings, the orchestrator of which is not entirely clear: Camellia? Olga? Or an unseen narrator who moves everyone between real and imaginary cities, delving into...

The Dog's Head Epic   Author: Mohamed Abu Zeid   "The Dog's Head Epic" revolves around "Dou" and "Lubna," two young friends in the early stages of youth, discovering the world together and embarking on life's experiences with spontaneity. They navigate downtown streets, cafes,...

The Backstreets   Author: Abdel Rahman El-Sharkawy   "The Backstreets" is considered one of the most important works that vividly portrays the Egyptian reality during the late 1930s and early 1940s, with all its uprisings and movements. In a distinctive narrative, the great writer...

A Crime at the University   Author: Ezzedine C. Fishere   The events of this novel revolve around the investigation into the murder of Dr. Yara Refky, a professor of cultural studies at the International University. The story begins before the crime takes place,...