Diwan Publishing

eleven Author's name: Ahmed Al-Qarmlawi In his latest novel, "The Eleven," Ahmed Al-Qarmlawi creates an amazing world that begins with reality but quickly takes us to a time of myth. Its hero is a writer who begins to write a play inspired by the...

The big night Author's name: Mohamed El-Fouly The flying saucer lands suddenly, creating a blue dome surrounding "Al-Mawqaf Land," the popular area at the back of the world. When the area's leader, Al-Moallem Khashaba Al-Hattab, discovers that all communication with the outside world has...

The water carrier died Author's name: Youssef El Sebaei "The Water Carrier Died" is the iconic, timeless novel by the great writer Youssef El Sebaei, considered one of the masterpieces of the Arabic novel in general. The novel's events take place within a symbolic...

twelve men Author's name: Youssef El Sebaei This collection of short stories revolves around twelve men, whose ages, temperaments, and social backgrounds vary, but who are united by one emotional state: love. The great writer Youssef El Sebaei portrays various models of men who...

Tourists in God's world Author's name: Mustafa Mahmoud Religion begins with Him, philosophy ends with Him, and the mind stops at Him. There is no how, no how much, no where, and no when!! It is only Him. There is no god but Him....

The group of people Author's name: Mustafa Mahmoud A collection of some of Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud's best stories, in which he explores the lives of a group of characters living in a working-class neighborhood. They gather every afternoon at the Limo Wheels shop to...

Political circus games Author's name: Mustafa Mahmoud Global politics is a masquerade party where every politician appears with a different face. It is a game of intelligence. The declared slogans are different from the hidden intentions, and the cards revealed on the table are...

Opium Author's name: Mustafa Mahmoud The Opium novel is one of the novels of the great writer and thinker Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud, may God have mercy on him. The atmosphere of the novel revolves around the family of Sheikh Abdul Maqsoud Al-Hadi Al-Mahdi, through...

Reflections on God's World Author's name: Mustafa Mahmoud “Man has within him a river of thoughts and feelings, ever-renewing, flowing without limits, a river of secrets...not revealed to anyone but himself...and nothing of this river is visible from the outside...”

The Nightingale's Prayer Author's name: Taha Hussein In this immortal novel by the dean of Arabic literature, the melodious song of the nightingale blends with the cries of oppression and injustice. Through the voice of Amina, a poor rural girl, Taha Hussein tells us...

Taiba's struggle Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz The third novel in Mahfouz's historical trilogy, he takes ancient Egyptian history as a starting point to express the concerns of the Egyptians regarding the British occupation and their desire to resist it in defense of their freedom...

A Reading of the Future Author: Mustafa Mahmoud Religion spread through good example and virtuous conduct. It spread through its inherent qualities and the noble characteristics it bestowed upon its followers. Every Muslim was a testament to the superiority of this religion, a preacher...

Make a living Author's name: Mustafa Mahmoud I want a moment of excitement... a moment of love... a moment of astonishment... a moment of knowledge... a moment that will give my life meaning... My life for the sake of making a living has no...

honeymoon Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz In this collection of short stories, Naguib Mahfouz addresses local situations and global conflicts with a style marked by veiled satire, relying on the absurd and the bizarre in constructing his narrative worlds. This is clearly evident in the...

Final decision Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz In this collection of twenty short stories, Naguib Mahfouz brings together many events and characters that shape life and reflect the transformations that befall society. The title story of the collection was adapted into a television series with...

Echoes of Oblivion Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz In this collection of twenty-two vibrant stories, Naguib Mahfouz takes us back to the neighborhood world he constructed and creatively described, transforming it into a highly private narrative world where the bullies symbolize force and brutal authority,...

I saw in my dream Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz "Doesn't love have a right? If he dies, he has no right. "I Saw in the Sleeping Dreams" is a collection of short stories, first published in 1982. It includes five beautifully condensed short stories,...

House of ill repute Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz Many people suffer for the sake of their illusions. Everyone has heard time and time again that the girls in this house were not created for marriage. Do the girls from this infamous house actually get...

The compassionate youth Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz This collection of short stories was published in 2001, although its stories were originally published in cultural magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. The collection includes nine stories, each filled with many paradoxes that succeed in surprising...

secret organization Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz The Secret Organization 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 works speak to us...