Hachette Antoine/Novel

Short stories and legends that entertain, amuse, and enlighten, crafted by a group of knowledgeable and accomplished writers, present the most magnificent scenes from humanity's past and present, blending reality and fantasy, within a framework of clear thought, noble emotion, expansive imagination, eloquent language,...

In a long village, children will suddenly find their light-footed son. No one knows anything about him, but he knows everything. He visited wondrous lands and met heroes and dwarves. He left as he came, and no one knows where he went. But he...

A Cat's Diary   Emily Nasrallah   A novel that chronicles events in Lebanon, from times of peace to the days of war, based on reality and truth. The story is narrated by Zico the cat, reflecting his special friendship with Mona, the author's...

On a Carpet of Snow   Emily Nasrallah   The scope of Emily Nasrallah's words knows no bounds. Time and space accompany her, two eras carried in her luggage on a perpetual journey; from village to city, and from the age of the carriage...

Where does a person's relationship with their surroundings begin and end? Indeed, where does the relationship with one's destiny begin, and what kind of person does one aspire to reach? These are some of the questions posed by "The Hostage," Emily Nasrallah's novel. Through...

A story whose essence is a poem... It resonates between the lines, reflecting the complexities of society with all its contradictions and transformations. Riya, the story's heroine, rises above all others, affirming humanity's resilience and ability to confront hardship and stand against tyranny, declaring...

With a revealing vision, profound human suffering, and a luminous expressive style, Emily Nasrallah weaves the fabric of her novel, a testament to an era and a setting, a mirror reflecting the movement of civilization and history. Through exemplary human figures, whose actions, poetry,...

In the context of the bloody events in Lebanon, at a moment of historical convergence—past, present, and future—Emily Nasrallah weaves the threads of her novel, an innovative blend of scenes, memories, and aspirations, within a framework of purposeful reflection and a profound sense of...

Mukhtar finds Sharif, the orphan who lives with his grandmother. He himself roams the deserts and plains with Salman, a cat man chosen by the grandmother to accompany her grandson on his quest for the dazzling flower. The grandfather left a will asking who...

Where did those passionate feelings vanish that turned your days into a living hell, brought you to the brink of collapse, causing you to abandon your tents and flee? Because time, due to painful memories, strips you of your senses and compels you to...

The story has more than one side This is what Nasrallah was instructed to confirm to us, in what this new collection of his brilliant stories guarantees not only through impactful events, but also through a style that has reached the realm of frankness...

Through her stories, Emily Nasrallah paints a stark portrait of humanity's journey through war. Some of the stories, like a map, depict the relentless war's impact on the nation's body, as well as the veins of a defiant individual, determined to cling to life...

This is what Emily Nasrallah tries to emphasize in this new collection of stories. It doesn't rely on events, but rather on the style that succeeded in "The House of Frankness and Allusion," the style of debate and absurdity, just as life itself does...

Birds of September Emily Nasrallah   Similarly, the writer tries, through our continued success, as the door remains open to endings, as if to say: do not put a period at the end of September. "Birds of September" is an art exhibition that portrays...

The Spring... This is a new addition that Emily Nasrallah introduces to readers of Arabic fiction, regardless of their homelands or orientations. As she continues her upward trajectory in storytelling, she reaffirms the essential features of her luminous humanism and distinctive artistic and aesthetic...

In each story of this collection, the woman appears like a phantom from a land of wonder and strangeness. As you try to discern her features, you attempt to draw closer, seeking deeper understanding, only to find her slipping through your fingers, leaving behind...

The lady raised her hands and gestured for us all to ascend the steps separating us. We all gathered around her. Her hair remained in gray strands, swirling around her face, almost concealing its features, except for her eyes, which were slender and piercing...

As I approached to greet her, the woman extended both her hands. "This is Beirut," she said... a woman as majestic as a legend, strong, beautiful, and enigmatic. I saw her brocade shawl cascading from her broad shoulders, down to the slender waist and...

The Lebanese writer, philosopher, poet, and painter (1883-1931) who paved his way from the remote town of Bsharri to international fame, began, with his prolific output, to enrich the global literary establishment, not just the Arab one, through books that entered history as classics...

Gibran Khalil Gibran The Complete Translated English Works Nawfal does not overlook the wealth encompassed by Gibran Khalil Gibran's Arabic works. Gibran Khalil Gibran, the poet, writer, painter, and philosopher, is too famous to be introduced and too profound for his works to be...