Hachette Antoine/Novel

From childhood, Shams El-Din's journey toward his identity begins. His spirit grows unnoticed by his rebellious body, leaving his name behind and crossing from Sudan to the other side of the Nile. There, he becomes a woman named Shams. Shams's new life begins in...

The End of the Desert Saïd Khatibi   The End of the Desert — One autumn day in 1988, Zakia Zaghouani found a body in the outskirts of the desert, beginning the search for the story of her death. As they investigate those involved...

Winter in Sokcho Elisa Shua Dusapin     "Winter in Sokcho — a forgotten place between the two Koreas. A girl whose life was given to her by a father she doesn't know and who didn't give her his name. He, who belongs to...

A joyful gleam spread through her brow, her gait, her cheek, and the shape of her lips, which touched without closing. It was a joy that might take flight if she so desired, when the opportunity arose—a playful, merriment-filled moment, or perhaps the beginning...

This is the story of a neighbor who can't sleep because his neighbor didn't close his balcony curtains on a stormy night. It's also the story of Karen, who filled the void of her fifties with a Chesterfield sofa, and on which she quickly...

He claimed that late in life, after the poisoning deaths of his two dogs, the secession of the South from the fourth capital, the trauma of the bombing of the two Buddha statues in Bamiyan—the target—and the removal of two internal organs (an appendix...

What if we unraveled the myth? What if we looked back at those who starved, oppressed, and violated their people, and stormed their rooms where they plotted and ordered? There, where they take off their uniforms and medals, revealing their superstitions, follies, and hidden...

How polite is the waiter at that restaurant I've frequented weekly for dinner for the past three years! Since my marriage, it's been our go-to spot, my wife's and mine. As soon as he sees us approaching, he leads us to our table, pulls...

A Sunny Day on the Bench Mazen Maarouf     A single book where the memory of war converges with its present and future. The protagonists of the stories are children, yet they think like adults. Each story in the collection can be read...

At Beirut Airport, "lost" suitcases are searched for, and their owners are contacted to come and claim them. However, the names never come forward, leaving behind what are called "orphans." The staff's efforts to locate the suitcases failed to find their owners... until Ihab...

The Almighty Creator bestowed upon him a diverse and distinguished body, capable of showcasing his creative talent and rare voice. Relying on his own efforts, he forged his path to glory, overcoming numerous obstacles on the way to the top. He reached it alone,...

Whoever heard Lucrezia play Santiago Peralbo's clock in San Sebastián, nothing remained but his music. She dreamed of Lisbon, yet went to Berlin nonetheless. For three years, Peralbo waited for her, living to receive the letters he sent. She longed to return from Geneva,...

Did my mother foresee her own death the day she wrote my name in red? Did she want to die so that children would be free of death? Did she want to run to what awaited her, to know the truth: where would we...

Lebanon, the Shaky Entity – The deplorable reality experienced by Lebanese citizens, coupled with serious dramatic developments in the Middle East that suggest the possibility of a new Middle East, especially with the expansion of Arab normalization with the Israeli enemy, makes us question...

Becoming Michelle Obama     "The South Side of Chicago was Michelle Robinson’s world during her childhood. There, she shared a bedroom with her brother Craig in their parents’ apartment and played in the public park. There, her parents, Fraser and Marian Robinson, raised...

From the modern era, specifically during the eighteenth hour with Air Force Commander Samir Geagea, and some research conducted to follow his personal story and define the political and historical context in which it unfolded, Iman Nada Anid has compiled fragments of "The Doctor"...

Following the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1928, the terms "political Islamic movements" and "political Islam" entered the lexicon of political life from Lahore to Cairo. Within two decades, the focus shifted to a "political ideology"...

Hero of war and peace or traitor to the Arabs and their cause? The devout president or the enemy of Islamists? The president who liberated Sinai or the one who celebrated a symbolic return of the 1967 territories? The hero of the 1973 war...

I am from a village called Hawara, where the stars are countless. Our people warned us, as a community, that the most important of them would not grow warts on our skin. And so I was, immersed in counting them... There, the sky was...

In the 1960s, certain names shone brightly, followed by many others. An entire generation dreamed, produced, and struggled, pursuing whatever goal they could within this interconnected world, where their hiding places never end. Some carried a rifle, some wielded a pen, and some attempted...