Diwan Publishing

Black Cat Tavern Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz “Deep inside us lies a deep sadness that takes advantage of unfavorable opportunities to surface.” A collection of 19 short stories, first published in 1969, two years after the June 5 defeat, and embodying the spirit of...

The Stolen Novel   Author: Hassan Kamal   In his novel, the author presents a highly complex character, delving deep into her psyche and exploring her psychological life and the impact of those around her. Salma rejects her past that she did not choose,...

fetal pulse Author's name: Khaled Dahni Doctor and novelist Khaled Zohny confuses us as things begin to get complicated after Sarah, a Coptic dentist, discovers cancerous cells in her uterus. Fears of not being able to bear children in the future explode, but she...

Einstein and relativity Author's name: Mustafa Mahmoud Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud - may God have mercy on him - tries, with his well-known style of ease and extreme logic, to understand Einstein's theory of relativity in a way that suits the understanding and awareness of...

One hour left Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz The Remaining Time is an Hour by Naguib Mahfouz... "Mahfouz's great and decisive achievement lies in his creativity in the field of novels and short stories... But the scope of his achievement is much broader, for his...

Dome weddings Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz This novel is biased towards imagination, dreams and creativity. This does not mean that it seeks to write purely and ideally. Rather, this only means empowering it with all its strength and unleashing all its energies to be...

Echoes of an Autobiography Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz This book of texts draws upon many scenes from Naguib Mahfouz's rich life, filled with personal experiences and intellectual reflections, without presenting what could be described as a traditional autobiography. It comprises 226 short texts of...

Heart of the Night Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz The novel revolves around a philosophical dialogue about the life of Jaafar Al-Rawi, a seeker of freedom and the wealth of his grandfather, Sayyid Al-Rawi. His "sacred madness" drove him to live his life to the...

Morning and evening talk Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz It is the story of every being and human being on the face of the earth... the same beginning and the same end... a boy is no different from a man, a woman from a girl,...

My Beloved Daughter   Author: Wi'am Ghaddas   This is what happens to me... Every birthday, I find a new letter in my room, as if my father is telling me a new story about his life and adventures. It's a strange feeling, isn't...

Cave Cats   Author: Mahmoud Ezzat   In his fifth poetry collection (2021), Egyptian poet and screenwriter Mahmoud Ezzat presents poems in Egyptian colloquial Arabic with a unique flavor, combining intertextuality with the heritage of Arabic poetry and presenting personal visions and existential questions...

Hours of Captivity   Author: Mahmoud El Wardany   The great novelist Mahmoud El Wardany continues his exploration of the world of journalism and giant lie-manufacturing machines, through the journey of journalist "Salim Farrag" to the top of the official press institution, and the...

Azbakiya's Ceremony Tower   Author: Ahmed Nada   These stories form their own world, with unique details and astonishing characters, a blend of intense realism and strangeness that surprises the narrator from the heart of ordinary situations. The narrator is fond of songs and...

My Old Dog, My Beloved Dog   Author: Osama El-Danasoury   In his book "My Old Dog, My Beloved Dog," the late poet Osama El-Danasoury presents intensely honest and delicate texts, gathering snippets from his life and his journey of suffering with neurogenic bladder...

A Boy and 4 Girls Author: Magdy Naguib "A Boy and 4 Girls" is the only novel by the great colloquial poet and plastic artist, Magdy Naguib. It's a novel so enjoyable that you'll reread it, just as you'd re-listen to the songs of...

Naguib Mahfouz: The Original and the Image   Author: Hassan Abdel-Mawgoud "Naguib Mahfouz: The Original and the Image" is an enjoyable biography written by Hassan Abdel-Mawgoud, who embodies Naguib Mahfouz's personality and language, taking up his pen to offer you an unparalleled and fascinating...

Naguib Mahfouz: The Original and the Image   Author: Hassan Abdel Mawgoud "Over the years, the gossip of literary circles created a fixed image of Naguib Mahfouz as an ideal, disciplined employee, and an ordinary person who settled into a monotonous and boring life,...

Whither Our Coptic Church? Author: Kamal Zakhour   In "Whither Our Coptic Church?", historian "Kamal Zakhour" uses his profound expertise in Coptic affairs to delve into the inner workings of church administration across successive political eras, through unforgettable historical storms and tempests. He reveals...

Unprecisely Watched Films   Author Names: Ahmed Ezzat Amer, Hossam Elsayed, Rahma El-Haddad, Hossam Fahmy, Mohamed Awad Youssef "Unprecisely Watched Films," by film critics Hossam Elsayed, Rahma El-Haddad, Ahmed Ezzat Amer, Hossam Fahmy, and Mohamed Awad Youssef, is a book that celebrates everything that...

The Road to a Fearless Writer   Author: Beth Kempton This book offers a completely different vision for a thriving writing life; a path based on ease, confidence, wonder, and joy, instead of traditional advice about creative success, hard work, paying attention to criticism,...