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Mysticism of the Saviors of the Gods Author's name: Nikos Kazantzakis "Sufism" is the initial blueprint for his promised journey of discovery, and the seed that sprouted in his subsequent novels and poetry. Therefore, this book can be considered a "guide" leading the reader...

Shams Al Scorta Author's name: Laurent Godet The Scortás were born stained with infamy, their lineage stemming from the wicked rape of a spinster. In Montebuccio, their small town in southern Italy, they live in poverty and die wealthy, but they vowed to pass...

Don't cry Author's name: Lady Salvaer The novel tells the story of the Spanish Civil War and her parents' exile to France. Exile played a fundamental role in her own life and later in this novel. Furthermore, reconstructing her mother's life decoded memories, and...

lark Author's name: Djo Kostolani Lark was a good girl, a very good one, and the only joy of their lives. Akush kept repeating this to himself and to others. He knew the poor thing wasn't pretty, and that had pained him for a...

Listen to our defeats Author's name: Laurent Gaudet “Listen to our defeats... We lost. Not because we were unworthy, not because of our mistakes or lack of intelligence, we were no more arrogant or mad than others, but we embrace defeat because there is...

scattered crumbs Author's name: Mohsen Al-Ramli Since the first edition of this short novel was published in Cairo, it has been widely read and appreciated. It has been translated into Spanish and Italian, and its English translation won the Arkansas Prize in 2002. It...

Daughter of Tigris Author's name: Mohsen Al-Ramli Al Mada Publishing House has published Mohsen Al Ramli’s new novel, “Bint Dijlah,” which is the second part of his novel, “The President’s Gardens,” but can also be read as a standalone novel. In his introduction to...

The Wolf of Love and Books Author's name: Mohsen Al-Ramli Two Iraqis, a woman and a man, searching for love amid war and siege. Dictatorship, occupation, and diaspora. “It is a love novel that calls for love in times that marginalize love, so its...

Whisper of Blood Author's name: Eric Durchmied There have been acts of rebellion that changed the course of history and marked significant turning points. Revolutionary earthquakes shook the world. Our planet has never been the same again. Royalists and revolutionaries have left us written...

double bass Author's name: Patrick Süskind . "The orchestra—you mustn't forget this—is based on a hierarchy. It has to be, and in this hierarchy it is a mirror image of human society. Not of a particular human society, but of human society in general......

Butterfly Author's name: Henri Charrière Undoubtedly, this book would never have appeared if, in July 1967, a man in his sixties hadn't heard people talking about Albertine Sarrazin in the Caracas newspapers, a year after the earthquake that had devastated the city. This black...

The dove Author's name: Patrick Süskind When the dove tragedy that befell him turned his being upside down, Jonathan Noel was over fifty years old and now looked back on twenty blissful years of uneventful life, reassured by a future in which nothing of...

The man who loved dogs Author's name: Leonardo Padura In 2004, Eban, the owner of a modest veterinary clinic in Havana who dreamed of becoming a writer, recalled a chapter in his life that occurred in 1977, when he met a mysterious man he...

Ant Day Author's name: Bernard Werber They are counted in the billions upon billions, we hardly notice them, although they have been watching us for a long time. For some of them, we are gods. For others, we are nothing but evil beings. With...

Ant Revolution Author's name: Bernard Werber “Hello, anonymous reader... This book aims to change the world. No, don’t smile. It’s possible... Some cause can lead to a disastrous result. They say that the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Honolulu is enough to cause...

Selected Letters 1882-1910 Author's name: Leo Tolstoy There is no doubt that Leo Tolstoy is one of the most bizarre and contradictory figures in Russian literature. This brilliant writer combined the depth of narrative creativity, the boldness of a philosopher, and, at the same...

Save a cat's life Author Name: Jessica Brody Meanwhile, in 2006, I was undergoing a transformation from former movie studio executive to aspiring novelist struggling to get my hands on one. I was trying (and failing) to get my first book published. A drawer...

Shushariya Author's name: Alberto Moravia Let us begin briefly by recounting the personal events that led to the writing of the novel "The Shusharia." We must begin here with September 8, 1943, a difficult day for Italy and for the author: "One morning after...

Death of King Tsungur Author's name: Laurent Gaudet This time, the French writer delves into dark Africa, which is turbulent with tragic events as if they were derived from Greek tragedy, in an epic novel whose threads are woven by Godet based on the...

Shadowless Author's name: Hasan Ali Toptas He thought this village was the farthest from God and from the state. After that, although he knew he would see nothing, whenever his glass was erect, he would stare at the slopes buried in the darkness, wanting...

Unknown heroes Author's name: Eric Durchmied This book talks about some of the men and women who risked their lives, their courage in the face of incredible challenges, and the nature of chance; about the great injustice that some people suffer when their tragedies...

Story of a City Author's name: Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin The novel tells the story of Charles Darnay, a young nobleman who faces challenges and hardships during the French Revolution. Darnay becomes embroiled in numerous tragedies, yet remains committed to goodness and justice. On the other...

Salina the Three Exiles Author's name: Laurent Gaudet In this dense and luminous text, written with the skill of a storyteller, the novelist gives his pen an epic breath free of time, like an eternal prayer, rising from the heart of ancient Africa, and...

A love-hate story Author's name: Pavel Basinsky The book includes extensive documentation of Tolstoy's life, with the author pointing out that the idea of ​​escape is reflected even in his novels, and was an obsession for many of his protagonists. Tolstoy's son was born...

Murphy Author's name: Samuel Beckett Describing Murphy's novel means describing the attempts of its hero, Murphy, to avoid anything happening, and the attempts of other parties to cause something to happen to him, with the events taking place between London and Dublin. Murphy lives...

Empire of Angels Author's name: Bernard Werber The Empire of Angels offers the best perspective for observing the movement of humanity. After the earth, the sky, the sea, and the stars, isn't heaven the last unexplored frontier? More than ten million copies of The...

Brisbane Author's name: Yevgeny Vodolazkin While performing at the Olympia in Paris, I couldn't play the tremolo. More precisely, I played, but indistinctly and incorrectly—like novice guitarists who produce dull gurgles instead of notes. No one noticed, and the Olympia erupted in a storm...

Watts Author's name: Samuel Beckett During World War II, Samuel Beckett joined the French resistance against the Nazis and miraculously escaped capture. During the German occupation of France, he wrote his second novel, Watts. He spent his days as a farm laborer and at...

unless Author Name: Carol Shields The book begins with a series of reflections by Rita, which brings us to the center of the story: the seemingly arbitrary decision by Nora, Rita's college student daughter, to withdraw from university life and live the life of...

Patrick's Quintet Author's name: Edward Saint Aubyn Edward St. Aubyn's Patrick Melrose Quintet is now considered one of the most popular fantasy novels of our time. Edward St. Aubyn presents us with a miserable, self-absorbed antihero, Patrick Melrose. The novelist narrates a materially satiated...