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

Muntaha


by Hala El Badry

Set in the sleepy Egyptian village of Muntaha during the late 1940s, this novel paints a vibrant portrait of rural life in Egypt. The new paperback edition will be available from April 2009.

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Price: £12.79

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

Clamor of the Lake


by Mohamed El-Bisatie Translated by Hala Halim

An accomplished experiment in the poetics of space, Clamor of the Lake won the 1995 Cairo International Book Fair Award for Best Novel of the Year. Available from February 2009.

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Price: £11.99

Nights of Musk


by Haggag Hassan Oddoul

Haggag Oddoul’s work documents the personal tragedy of individuals caught up in massive social transformation and casts a nostalgic light on the heritage and way of life of the Nubians: their rhythmic dancing, their beautiful women, the lively humor of their elders, and the enormous centrality of their traditions and the spirits with which they shared the environment.

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Price: £11.99