Arabia Books

Cities Without Palms


by Tarek Eltayeb

The debut novel from a rising Sudanese writer, 'Cities Without Palms' tells the tale of young man who leaves his native village in Sudan and sets out alone to seek work in the city, in order to save his mother and two sisters from famine and disease. Translated by Kareem James Abu-Zeid - Joint Runner-Up of the 2010 Saif Ghobash-Banipal Prize for translation from the Arabic.

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Price: £6.39

The Mirage

A Modern Arabic Novel from Egypt
by Naguib Mahfouz

A psychological study of the first order with a subtly Freudian flavour, The Mirage is the autobiographical account of Kamil Ru’ba, a tortured soul who finds himself unduly struggling to cope with life’s challenges.

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Price: £15.20

In a Fertile Desert

Modern Writing from the United Arab Emirates
by Denys Johnson-Davies

A volume of short stories from this commercially and culturally vital and vibrant center of the Arab world. Some tell of the struggles faced in the early days, while others bring the immediate past and the present together, revealing that the past, with all its difficulties and dangers, nonetheless possesses a certain nostalgia.

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Price: £5.59

The Tiller of Waters


by Hoda Barakat

Available now! This novel about conflict-torn Beirut is part of the new Arabia Books series.

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Price: £6.40

Cell Block Five

A Modern Arabic Novel from Iraq
by Fadhil Al-Azzawi

Being plucked from a Baghdad café and deposited in a cell block for political prisoners is a wakeup call for Aziz, the novel’s hero and narrator, as he is finally forced to come to terms with the flawed world we inhabit and shape.

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Price: £5.59