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Life’s Wisdom

Life’s Wisdom


by Naguib Mahfouz

With a writing career spanning some seventy years, Naguib Mahfouz is one of the most recognized writers in the world with. Life’s Wisdom is a unique collection of quotations selected from the great author’s works.

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  2008-09-01
  978-977-416-020-2
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Price: £11.99


Leaves of Narcissus

Leaves of Narcissus


by Somaya Ramadan

This novel of home and homelessness, of exile both physical and psychological, centers on Kimi, a fragile heroine unable to distinguish between her own pain and the pain of others. Kimi is a young Arab student going to Ireland for an education.

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  2008-09-01
  978-977-416-058-5
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Price: £5.59


The Last of the Angels

The Last of the Angels


by Fadhil al-Azzawi

Set in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk during the 1950s, The Last of the Angels tells the slyly humorous tale of three strikingly different people in one small neighborhood.

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  2008-09-01
  978 977-416-059-2
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Price: £13.60


Heads Ripe Plucking

Heads Ripe Plucking


by Mahmoud Al-Wardani

Beheadings, both literal and metaphorical are the subject of the six stories in Heads Ripe Plucking. Available now.

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  2008-09-01
  978-977-416-188-9
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The Golden Chariot

The Golden Chariot


by Salwa Bakr

From her cell in a women’s prison, Aziza decides to create a golden chariot to take her to heaven, where her wishes and dreams can be fulfilled.

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  2008-09-01
  978-977-416-179-7
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Price: £6.40