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September newsletter from Arabia Books. All the latest news, reviews and upcoming titles.
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Celebrating the forthcoming publication of The Calligrapher's Secret
The new novel from the acclaimed Syrian writer Rafik Schami.

The Dark Side of Love has been shortlisted for the 2010 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
Arabia Books has published acclaimed Syrian novelist Rafik Schami's The Dark Side of Love

Naguib Mahfouz Medal For Literature Announced


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Clamor of the Lake

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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  2009-02-01
  978-977-424-852-8
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Nights of Musk

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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  2009-01-01
  978-977-424-894-8
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Maryam’s Maze
A Modern Arabic Novel from Egypt

Maryam’s Maze

A Modern Arabic Novel from Egypt
by Mansoura Ez Eldin

Maryam’s Maze is an enigmatic novel by one of the most promising authors of a vibrant new generation of Egyptian writers. Set in the house of Yusuf el Tagi, Maryam’s Maze relates the story of a woman struggling to find her way through the confusion of the world around her.

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  2008-12-01
  9789774163081
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The Tiller of Waters

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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  2008-11-01
  978-1-906697-08-2
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Cell Block Five
A Modern Arabic Novel from Iraq

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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  2008-11-01
  978-1-906697-03-7
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