Arabia Books

Damascus Nights


by Rafik Schami

Salim the coachman tells enchanting tales, but suddenly he is struck dumb. Just as Scheherazade told tales to save her life, Salim’s friends must spin yarns to save his speech. Set in Damascus in 1959, the novel alternates the real lives of our storytellers with stories from the distant past.

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Price: £7.99

Abduction


by Anouar Benmalek

Though several decades have passed since the savage climax of Algeria’s long and bloody war of independence, it still casts a long and haunting shadow over everyday life.This is the story of Aziz, and his wife and daughter - Meriem and Chehra. How far will one man go to save his family?

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Price: £10.39

The Calligrapher's Secret


by Rafik Schami

Now out in paperback! 'Schami, born in Damascus, is one of Germany's most respected writers, bridging Arab and Western culture with his exquisite storytelling. A novel to be savored.' – Publishers Weekly, October 25, 2010

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Price: £7.19

Spectres


by Radwa Ashour

'It is a compelling performance.' - TLS, December 2010 'A stimulating read...it raises difficult questions' - Al Ahram Weekly 'While laying bare the corruption and class divisions in Arab society, Ashour stresses the unity of the causes that really matter to people.'- The Jordan Times

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Price: £6.40

The Calligrapher's Secret


by Rafik Schami

From the author of The Dark Side of Love comes Rafik Schami's latest novel The Calligrapher's Secret, also translated by Anthea Bell OBE. Even as a young man, Hamid Farsi is acclaimed as a master of calligraphy. But as time goes by, he sees that weakness in the Arabic language and its script limit its uses in the modern world. In a secret society, he works out schemes of radical reform...

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Price: £13.99