Literature Books

The Grace of Error   Author: Amira Abbas The book revolves around the story of "Mira," a simple girl facing a difficult life. It explores her harsh family experiences, including her father's departure twice, once by his own decision and once by death. The...

With Love We Rise   Author Name: Shatha Al-Ghazali A collection of poems and prose thoughts by Shatha Al-Ghazali

Linguistic Criticism in Lexicons of the Fourth Hijri Century   Author Name: Amer Baheer Asmeer Al-Hiyali It has been established that most of those who wrote about linguistic criticism among Arabs in the early centuries did not address linguistic criticism in Arabic lexicons. For...

Encyclopedia of Arab Narrative   Author: Abdullah Ibrahim A unique project that took over 20 years of continuous work. It was published by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation to be a pioneering knowledge addition to the Arab literary library. A comprehensive...

The Virtue of Youth Over Many of Their Elders   Author: Abu Bakr Al-Suli A precious book penned by the litterateur and historian Abu Bakr Al-Suli (d. 336 AH), and edited by Dr. Mustafa Ali Qarmad. It opens a window onto a profound traditional...

Bassam Hajjar's Poetic Works Author Name: Bassam Hajjar In the absence of the dear poet Bassam Hajjar, a specter appears, and the echo of the same erased, soul-hoarse voice reverberates, a voice born of yearning and a wound from within that carves itself. If...

The Epistle of Forgiveness   Author: Abul Alaa Al-Ma'arri Edited by Karam Bustani   The Epistle of Forgiveness is a book written by Abul Alaa during his seclusion, in response to a letter sent to him by a scholar from Aleppo, a man of...

The Complete Poetic Works of Farouk Jweideh, Part Four Author: Farouk Jweideh Farouk Jweideh is one of the most prominent poets in the journey of contemporary Arab poetry, and he possesses a rich poetic experience with its own uniqueness and distinction. The complete poetic...

The Complete Poetic Works of Farouk Joueida, Part Two Author Name: Farouk Joueida Farouk Joueida is one of the most prominent poets in the history of contemporary Arabic poetry... and the owner of a rich poetic experience with its own unique characteristics and distinction....

The Complete Poetic Works of Farouk Jouida, Part One Author: Farouk Jouida Farouk Jouida is one of the most prominent poets in the history of contemporary Arabic poetry, and the owner of a rich poetic experience with its own uniqueness and distinction. The collection...

Storytelling Exercises Book Anthony Tasgal "This book promises to provide you with a framework for writing great stories, and it delivers on that promise. It bravely paves a path through the complexities of the creative writing jungle, removing much of the artistic mystery, enabling...

Fiery Poems Nizar Qabbani   "Nizar Qabbani wrote much of what the kingdom of poetry and language bestowed upon him and us, and he was loyal to himself, and to himself alone, in all that he wrote. He was a free, accomplished, and prolific...

Complete Prose Works Nizar Qabbani   For fans of Nizar, who continued to dream, love, and write until his last breath, nine volumes compiled by Nawfal in a new edition, including all his works—poetic, prose, and political. Many of his poems shone through the...

Akaber Mikhail Naimy A collection of short stories, first published in 1956. As Naimy maintained in his narrative literature since his first short story "The Barren Woman" in 1914, it strives to be closely tied to people's lives. However, Naimy, a descendant of the...

The Voice of the World Mikhail Naimy A collection of essays, lectures, and radio broadcasts, mostly from the 1940s, right after World War II. Naimy, who experienced war firsthand as a conscript in the American army on the front in France during World War...

Mirdad Mikhail Naimy "In the mountains of myrtle and frankincense, atop the towering peak known as "the Altar Peak," there still remain the ruins of an abandoned, dilapidated temple called "the Ark." Its history has vanished into the profound depths of antiquity, ending, according...

Light and Darkness Mikhail Naimy In this collection of thirty-three essays, lectures, and broadcasts, Mikhail Naimy aims to elucidate the falsity that taints our values in this era, which we have grown accustomed to calling the "Age of Enlightenment." This falsity transforms light into...

Rebellious Spirits In this book, first published in 1908 in the pages of "Al-Muhajir" newspaper, owned by Amin Ghraieb, Gibran discusses characters who rebelled against harsh social traditions, whether these took the form of forced marriage, feudal tyranny, or other forms.Through "Warda Al-Hani" and...

A collection of articles, cautionary and symbolic stories, and some prose poems, written by Gibran for the newspaper "Al-Mohajer" between 1903 and 1908, and first collected and published in a single book in 1914.With his simple style, liberated language, and the musical rhythm that...

Connecting The Many Dots Connecting the Many Dots is a profound and poignant exploration of life’s intricate tapestry. This poetry collection delves into the depths of human emotion, traversing themes of love, loss, depression, transformation, and personal resilience. Each poem serves as a dot...

A Strip Of Blue A Strip of Blue celebrates the beauty found in the unscripted, opening up to the spontaneity of life’s   fleeting instants. It is an invitation to pause, reflect, and immerse oneself in the profound connection between words and images.  ...

Anton Chekhov - Plays   Anton Chekhov   For many literature enthusiasts worldwide, Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is considered the greatest and most important pioneer of the short story. No less significant is his work as a playwright and novelist, through which he etched his...

Al-Mutanabbi's Tsunami Author's Name: Abdullah bin Saeed Al-Zahrani This book, titled "Al-Mutanabbi's Tsunami," is but a brief attempt to delve into a small part of the profound output of the eternal and immortal genius poet, Abu al-Tayyib al-Mutanabbi, the rarest across ages and eras....

With Abu Nuwas Author Name: Taha Hussein   Taha Hussein dedicated a significant part of his intellectual project to Arabic poetry, making it the focal point of his critical, philosophical, and social views. Among his most prominent works in this field are: Hadith al-Arba'a,...

Naguib Mahfouz: Chronicler of the Age   Author: Amal Zakaria A Mahfouzian journey from the era of the Pharaohs to the end of Mubarak's rule. Our Naguib narrated our story, our details, and our origins from the days of the Pharaohs… At the Zawiya,...

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,...

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,...

The Lexicon of Incomplete Senses   Author: Emad Fouad "The Lexicon of Incomplete Senses" – profound poems that transcend the dichotomy between completeness and incompleteness, man and woman, the erotic and the mystical, to explore life with all its intertwined and mysterious senses in...

Musamarat al-Shaab (The People's Chronicles)   Author: Samah Selim A critical study of the translations and adaptations that appeared in the magazine "Musamarat al-Shaab," and how translators used European novels, integrating them with original popular literary forms, to create cultural and literary innovations, without...

The Idle Man's Papers and the Minya Scrolls   Author: Khaled Hafezi "Plastic artist and writer Khaled Hafez presents a collection of self-narratives accompanied by illustrations, through which he expresses his vision of life from his own perspective. As usual, he leaves us in...

My Brother Lorca   Author: Imad Abu Saleh "My Brother Lorca" by the poet "Imad Abu Saleh." Lorca's life and works continue to raise profound questions and lend themselves to new interpretations, despite nine decades since his passing. Day after day, the family of...

They Resist While Desiring   Author: Salma El Tarzi Through her personal journey of deconstructing her relationship with love scenes in cinema, the author embarks on tracing the prevailing images of the concept of desire in commercial Egyptian cinema. She examines the intertwined factors...

Pangaea Author: Sulaiman Al-Hukmiya   A collection/poem; a non-linear work, with an epic breath, interwoven with myth, history, folk heritage, philosophy, mysticism, theoretical physics, nature, and society, with a profound human vision and a universal, flexible tolerance, implicitly and explicitly addressing human suffering, with...

The Din of Exiles and Absence Author: Mohamed Shaddad   The poem here...Even if it sometimes wears the silken dress of a woman,It paints sorrows from behind the departure,And from behind the absence from the motherland.It is a song played by the lyre of...

Gratitude Author Name: Abdullah Al-Assaf  

My Poetic Journeys Author: Saleh Bin Mohsen Al-Juhani  

Diwan Between the Cloud and the Mirage Author Name: Saleh bin Mohsen Al-Juhani This diwan, in its second edition, documents a poetic journey spanning more than four decades. It is divided into two parts; the second part includes the poems written by the poet...

Diwan Qinwan Author: Saleh bin Mohsen Al-Juhani

Unending Lines Author Name: Majed Hadi

In the Presence of Wajd Author: Saud Abdulaziz Al-Qusaibi "In the Presence of Wajd" is a short story and poetry book through which the author aimed to blend traditional literary crafting methods with the use of modern advancements like artificial intelligence. The book as...

In Two Verses Author Name: Aisha Al-Zahrani In an era where moments accelerate and space for words diminishes, beauty needs brevity to endure."In Two Verses" is a poetic experience that grasps meaning before it slips away in the day's hustle, and restores poetry's place...

On Pre-Islamic Poetry   Author: Taha Hussein "On Pre-Islamic Poetry" by the great author Taha Hussein, on the centenary of its publication, examines pre-Islamic poetry through the eyes of a researcher and philosopher, employing Descartes' method of doubt and tools of scientific, historical, and...

Dukhi's Youthful Melodies   Talib Al-Rifai   From the ancient alleys of the "Sharq" neighborhood, and with a voice whose layers carry the saltiness of the sea and the harshness of waiting, begins the story of the most famous Kuwaiti singer and composer, "Awad...

Creativity Accounts Author Name: Jessica Winegar   A book that studies current cultural policies in the Arab world, and shows how the art industry has unexpectedly become a central part. It offers a powerful analysis of the battles between artists, curators, and audiences over...

Broken wings The novel of impossible love… and the rebellious spirit. In the heart of old Beirut, Khalil Gibran weaves a story of chaste love between an educated young man and a beautiful girl, a pure love that clashes with the walls of strict...

The dawn of the Arabic novel Author's name: Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Abd al-Tawwab What if our history of Arabic fiction is deeper and older than we imagine? Western modernity and the French campaign are always credited with the emergence of the novel. This work...

Sameh Mehran's theater: between style and text Author's name: Mahmoud Saeed Sameh Mehran's theater represents a unique experiment in modern playwriting, where the text intersects with space and the body, transforming the performance itself into a new text born on stage. Here, theater becomes...

White Poems Author's name: Lian Elloul In this collection, we encounter a profound poetic experience and embark on a bold adventure in which Lianne Illoul, through poetry, contemplates the diverse manifestations of the color white. She does so through scenes from childhood, family life,...