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sky-colored mask
sky-colored mask Author's name: Basem Khandakji Nour is an archaeologist living in a camp in Ramallah. One day, he finds a blue ID card in the pocket of an old coat. He dons the mask of the occupier in an attempt to understand the...- Dhs. 42.00
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The Shell: Diary of a Voyeur
The Shell: Diary of a Voyeur Author's name: Mustafa Khalifa This is a novel within the prison literature genre by Mustafa Khalifa. This novel is considered one of the most famous Arabic prison literature novels, as it has been translated into 10 languages, including...- Dhs. 63.00
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The Forty Rules of Love
The Forty Rules of Love Author's name: Elif Shafak The novel's heroine, Ella, the unhappy wife, turns forty when she reads a novel about the life of Jalal ad-Din Rumi and his Sufi master, Shams of Tabriz. She is captivated by Shams's rules, which...- Dhs. 73.00
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Women's Charter
Women's Charter Author's name: Hanin Al-Sayegh Governed by fear and powerlessness, Amal Bounemr lives a conservative rural life in her Druze village in Mount Lebanon, where many of life's questions escape into religiosity and isolation. Her father, a sheikh by profession and a blacksmith,...- Dhs. 67.00
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Sersi
Sersi Author's name: Madeleine Miller Born in the house of Helios, the sun god and mightiest of the Titans, Cersei was an oddity—not as powerful and fearsome as her father, nor as alluring and greedy as her mother—but possessing a dark power no one...- Dhs. 85.00
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Island of Lost Trees
The Island of Missing Trees Author: Elif Shafak Translator: Ahmed Hassan Al-Moaini Elif Shafak retells a poignant story of life resembling that of Romeo and Juliet. The narrative reaches its climax when Kostas is sent to London by his mother in 1974 without being...- Dhs. 89.00
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Orientalism - Edward Said
Orientalism Author's name: Edward Said House of Literature Edward Said's seminal work, Orientalism (1978), examines the view of the "Orient" by a group of Western writers, some of whom have close ties to the imperialist establishment. Thus, the "Orient" is portrayed with all the...- Dhs. 99.00
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May's absence
May's absence Author: Najwa Barakat In her ninth-floor apartment, Mrs. May lives alone. From the balcony of her eighty-plus years, she overlooks Beirut, observing its conditions and transformations. Her two sons are away and have entrusted her care to the building's caretaker, Youssef, and...- Dhs. 47.00
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Istanbul's bastard
Istanbul's bastard Author's name: Elif Shafak A novel about the women of the Kazanci family who live in a large house: Zeliha, the younger sister who owns a tattoo parlor, and Asya's foundling mother; Banu, who has recently discovered her talents as an astrologer;...- Dhs. 73.00
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Three Daughters of Eve
Three Daughters of Eve Author's name: Elif Shafak Perry was on her way to a dinner party in Istanbul when a beggar accosted her and snatched her handbag. As she wrestled with him to get it back, a Polaroid photo of three young women...- Dhs. 75.00
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The Loved Boy and the Teacher - Elif Shafak
The Loved Boy and the Teacher Author's name: Elif Shafak Translated by: Dr. Muhammad Darwish The Passionate Boy and the Teacher is a novel by Elif Shafak. The worlds of this novel are strange and wonderful, as the novelist moves here to the world...- Dhs. 89.00
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My Diary in Women's Prison
My Diary in Women's Prison Author's name: Nawal El Saadawi Because I was born in this time, it was not surprising that I went to prison. I committed all the crimes... I wrote stories, novels, and poetry. I have published scientific and literary research,...- Dhs. 55.00
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There are rivers in the sky
There are rivers in the sky Author's name: Elif Shafak A lost poem, two great rivers, and three extraordinary lives, all linked by a single drop of water. In the ruins of Nineveh, fragments of a long-forgotten poem lie buried beneath the sand. An...- Dhs. 84.00
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disturbing love
disturbing love Author: Elena Ferrante My mother drowned on the night of May 23rd, my birthday. Elena Ferrante begins her narrative with this harsh, shocking phrase, reminiscent of the opening of Kafka's Metamorphosis and Camus's The Stranger. The heroine then delves into investigative research...- Dhs. 40.00
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Atlas of Impossible Nostalgia
Atlas of Impossible Nostalgia Author Name: Anuradha Roy This Indian novel has been translated into sixteen international languages. It is a creative portrayal of a local culture in which the ancient past blends with the present, which cannot be undone and cannot escape the...- Dhs. 94.00
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Minor detail
Minor detail Author's name: Adania Shibli August 1949, a military battalion commander and his soldiers camp in a spot in the Negev desert, suspected of being a passageway used by Arab infiltrators. More than five decades later, a Palestinian female employee embarks on a...- Dhs. 42.00
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The girl who doesn't like her name
The girl who doesn't like her name Author's name: Elif Shafak Sardonia is a smart and creative girl, but she has one problem: she hates her name, which means a type of flower, which makes her classmates make fun of her. She finds loyal...- Dhs. 65.00
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Fruit of fire
Fruit of fire Author's name: Hanin Al-Sayegh Although she never left her village, Nabila built an entire world in secret, using nothing more than bread-making materials. In the harsh, arid reality of her life, Nabila exploits the limited emotional space available to her, mastering...- Dhs. 65.00
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plague
plague Author's name: Albert Camus A true story that took place in 1940 AD in Oran, Algeria. It includes a vivid description of the nature of Algeria and the Algerian people, their customs, traditions, and struggle in their struggle against colonialism, backwardness, and hunger,...- Dhs. 49.00
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazari and His Years of Pilgrimage
Tsukuru Tazari Colorless and his years of pilgrimage Author's name: Haruki Murakami Five high school friends who are almost inseparable. Coincidentally, their names all refer to a color. The first is Akamatsu (meaning: red pine), the second is Omi (meaning: blue sea), the third...- Dhs. 67.00
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Hind or the most beautiful woman in the world
Hind or the most beautiful woman in the world Author: Hoda Barakat The mother lost her firstborn, Hind, of exceptional beauty. When her second daughter, Hanadi, was afflicted with acromegaly, the resemblance that had promised the mother that she would bring the absent child...- Dhs. 58.00
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There is no young man but Ali
There is no hero but Ali Author: Abd al-Ilah Benarafa The writer takes us on his gnostic project to the first century AH, through a new narrative architecture with a major pivotal character. The novel begins with the birth of Ali ibn...- Dhs. 64.00
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honor
honor Author's name: Elif Shafak Bambi leaves Turkey, leaving her twin sister behind, and follows her beloved husband, Adam, to London. The Kurdish Tobruk family, in exile, tries in vain to break away from the traditions and beliefs that haunt them until the last...- Dhs. 84.00
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Daughter of Luck
Daughter of Luck Author's name: Isabel Allende The author weaves the threads of this novel's events, moving between Chile, China, and California, in a specific historical era. In the nineteenth century, dreams of discovering gold were vast and dangerous in California, where the orphaned...- Dhs. 75.00
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The story of the new name
The story of the new name My Amazing Girlfriend 2 Author's name: Elena Ferrante In the second part of "My Brilliant Friend," Lila works for her husband's family business. Elena excels in her studies, aiming to escape her fate in the miserable Neapolitan neighborhood....- Dhs. 84.00
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Whiteness of memory
Whiteness of memory Author's name: Natasha Apanah What remains of memory when the faces of those who have departed, their stories, their hopes, and the sparkle of their eyes are buried under the cement of the present? This is a story about memory, about...- Dhs. 38.00
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No mail to Gaza
No mail to Gaza Author's name: Muhammad Jabaiti Jalal Matar, a young man from Gaza, works as a gravedigger, like his father, and loves parkour. Step by step, we experience the stages of his life, filled with dreams and disappointments. In a bold style,...- Dhs. 57.00
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Ladies of the Moon
Ladies of the Moon Author: Jokha Alharthi When Mia saw Ali bin Khalaf, he had spent years studying in London and returned without a degree. But the sight of him immediately shocked Mia. He was so tall he touched a swift cloud passing through...- Dhs. 40.00
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The old man who read romance novels
The old man who read romance novels Author's name: Luis Sepulveda Antonio José Bolívar Yeruanho is the only one capable of hunting the cat that kills people. He knows the Amazon jungle and respects the animals that inhabit it. He lived with the Shuarí...- Dhs. 38.00
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Bab al-Shams
Bab al-Shams Author's name: Elias Khoury In "Bab Al-Shams", Elias Khoury continues to narrate the journey of rain, death and mud, displacement, camps and people weaving with life... dreaming of a homeland, but Nahla says there will be no homeland before we all die......- Dhs. 67.00
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The Infinite Invention of Books in Papyrus
The invention of books Infinite in Papyrus Author: Irene Vallejo If there were a copy of “One Thousand and One Nights” about books and writing, it is right here in your hands, in these pages written by researcher, novelist, and storyteller Irene Vallejo, “the...- Dhs. 115.00
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Haizia
Haizia Author's name: Wasini Al-A'raj The novel reconstructs the well-known Algerian love story of "Haizia," sung by most Algerian artists of all generations. The story actually took place in the Ziban oases in the second half of the 19th century. After extensive research by...- Dhs. 60.00
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Close to the wild heart
Close to the wild heart Author's Name: Clarice Lispector Close to the Wild Heart is the first novel written by Clarice Lispector, written in 1943 when she was twenty years old. Clarice surprised critics with her debut novel and won their admiration, and her...- Dhs. 48.00
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Oh beautiful world, where are you?
Oh beautiful world, where are you? Author's Name: Sally Rooney Novelist Alice meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he would like to travel with her to Rome. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, tries to overcome the pain of...- Dhs. 72.00
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The most beautiful word
The most beautiful word Author's name: Oddur Ava Ólaofsdóttir When Icelanders were asked, in a poll, to choose the most beautiful word in their language, they didn't hesitate to choose the noblest profession name, "midwife," which in Icelandic literally means "mother of light." In...- Dhs. 47.00
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How to Keep Our Sanity in a Divided Age
How to Keep Our Sanity in a Divided Age Author's name: Elif Shafak Translated by: Ahmed Hassan Al-Moaini In this powerful and inspiring plea for conscious optimism, novelist and activist Elif Shafak draws on her own memories and delves into the power of stories...- Dhs. 35.00
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Eva Luna
Eva Luna Author's name: Isabel Allende Eva Luna, the heroine of this captivating book, is an orphan girl who works as a maid and trades her material poverty for the richness of her imagination. She loves telling stories and turns her life into a...- Dhs. 70.00
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Candy Palace
Candy Palace Author's name: Elif Shafak Translator's name: Muhammad Darwish Dessert Palace is the second novel by Turkish writer Elif Shafak. It is more like a short story, connected by the setting: an old palace in Istanbul inhabited by residents who are very different...- Dhs. 84.00
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10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World Novel
10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World Novel Author's name: Elif Shafak The novel begins with the heroine, Laila, brutally murdered and her body dumped in a garbage dump. The events unfold during the final 10 minutes and 38 seconds during which...- Dhs. 75.00
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حكاية السيد البرغي
حكاية السيد البرغي اسم المؤلف : سومر شحادة ممدوح حدّاد كاتبٌ ممنوع يبحثُ عن دافعٍ للكتابة، بعد أن تبنّى النظام إصلاحاتٍ أتاحت حرِّيَّةَ التعبير. يتابعُ الرقيبُ، مع ذلك، مقالاتِ حدّاد، ويقرأ روايته، محاولاً الوصول إلى هويّته الحقيقيّة. إنّها حكايةٌ عن رقابةٍ شاملة،...- Dhs. 42.00
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ليلة اختفاء صاحب المعالي
ليلة اختفاء صاحب المعالي اسم المؤلف : عبد الإله بن عرفة بعد اكتمال مشروعه الفواتحيّ، يتناول الكاتبُ في هذه الرواية موضوعًا مختلفًا، بكتابةٍ سرديّةٍ جديدةٍ شكلًا ومضمونًا. إنّها روايةٌ تواصلُ مشروع الكاتب بشكلٍ مختلفٍ حول عوالم الروح بالحفرِ في أعماق النفس الإنسانيّة،...- Dhs. 42.00
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قناع بلون السماء 3 أجزاء
قناع بلون السماء الثلاث أجزاء اسم المؤلف : باسم خندقجي- Dhs. 120.00
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Crematorium Keeper - Sky Mask 2
Sky Mask Part 2 Crematorium keeper Author's name: Basem Khandakji The ultimate political fantasy is to encounter Ur—the other side of Nour and his opposite, the already defeated occupier, forever in crisis, forcibly burdened with the legacy of the Holocaust; Ur, hiding under the...- Dhs. 42.00
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فراشات مريم الجليلية - قناع بلون السماء 3
قناع بلون السماء الجزء الثالث فراشات مريم الجليلة اسم المؤلف : باسم خندقجي في الجزء الأخير من ثلاثيَّة المرايا، يركِّز باسم خندقجي على شخصيَّة مريم فاطم التي علَّمت "أور" اللغة العربيَّة، وقد تحوَّلت العلاقة بينهما إلى تفجير مواجهة "أور" لذاته. مع كلّ...- Dhs. 42.00
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People of Water and Fire
People of Water and Fire Author: Tarek El-Ariss A biography written by Tarek El-Ariss from the brink of collapse, from a moment when the body stumbles, and the tools of analysis and theories of language and philosophy that the writer mastered fail...- Dhs. 47.00
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The ticket seller in The Wound of the Earth
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....- Dhs. 44.00
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The Curse of the Flores Women
The curse of the Flores women Author: Angelica Lopes Seven generations of women from the Flores family live under a gypsy curse: all men who join the family, whether through marriage or birth, die prematurely. The story unfolds between modern-day Rio de Janeiro and...- Dhs. 66.00
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On the writing bed
On the writing bed Author: Nasser Abu Srour Write, if you truly have something to say. Write, for behind you lies half a century of marginalization and isolation, and before you is the paper... How easy life in prison becomes, and how easy death...- Dhs. 55.00
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Wassini Gharib Al-Diyar, The Prince's Book 2
Stranger in the land Author: Wasini al-Araj "The Book of the Emir: The Paths of the Iron Gates" (2005) achieved widespread readership. It was considered the first fictional novel about Emir Abdelkader. Shortly after its publication, it won two major awards: the Librarians' Award...- Dhs. 65.00
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The sea The sea
The sea The sea Author: Iris Murdoch Charles Arome, a demigod of the theater—director and actor—withdraws from his glamorous life in London... to become an activist... Iris Murdoch follows the events within the context of a philosophical and analytical vision that represents English society...- Dhs. 55.00
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