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The Inheritance

The Inheritance


by Sahar Khalifeh

Set against the emotionally charged background of the early 1990s—when the Gulf War and the Oslo Accords fundamentally shifted the political landscape.

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  2008-09-01
  978-977-424-939-6
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Price: £12.79


Memories of a Meltdown

Memories of a Meltdown


by Mohamed Makhzangi

In superbly crafted prose, Memories of a Meltdown describes the days that followed the nuclear nightmare at Chernobyl from the author’s perspective as both an outsider and a victim.

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  2008-09-01
  978-977-424-969-3
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Price: £11.99


Inside the Night

Inside the Night


by Ibrahim Nasrallah

The two nameless narrators of Inside the Night roam back and forth in time, veering from childhood mischief to a Palestinian refugee camp massacre; from ardent first love to migration to an oil-rich Arab country; from spirited adolescent fantasies to the grim reality of life. With interwoven tales and strange destinies, Ibrahim Nasrallah’s novel carves the history of a people over half a century into poetic and richly evocative fragments.

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  2008-09-01
   978-977-416-097-4
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Khan al-Khalili

Khan al-Khalili


by Naguib Mahfouz

Khan al-Khalili tells the story of the Akifs, a middle-class family that has taken refuge in Cairo’s historic neighborhood during the Second World War.

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  2008-09-01
  978-977-416-191-9
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The Lamp of Umm Hashim

The Lamp of Umm Hashim


by Yahya Hakki

In this volume of stories Yahya Hakki, who explored genres of creative writing new to the traditions of classical Arabic, demonstrates his ease with gentle humour and describes with typical sympathy individuals who somehow manage to scrape through life’s hardships.

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  2008-09-01
  978-977-424-970-9
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Price: £5.59