Middle Eastern Fiction

A Tale of Passion, Poetry, and Rebellion in 10th-Century Persia In the grand palace of Balkh, where power is absolute and tradition unyielding, Rabia bint Ka‘b—a noblewoman of striking intellect and beauty—dares to dream beyond the gilded cage of her birth. A gifted poetess, she weaves verses of love and longing, secretly pouring her heart onto parchment. But when her heart finds its true muse in Baktash, a captured Turkish warrior, their love becomes a crime punishable by death. Baktash, once a slave in the palace, rises to power as a commander, his unwavering spirit earning the ...

À Kaboul, Mariam endure un mariage contraint avec un homme violent. L'arrivée de la jeune Laila sous son toit est une épreuve de plus. Mais, entre ces femmes que tout oppose, la rivalité va bientôt faire place à une indéfectible amitié... Et à l'espoir d'une autre vie. Par l'auteur des Cerfs-Volants de Kaboul, un chant d'amour poignant pour l'Afghanistan, déchirée par la barbarie.

In this recording are presented readings of all five editions of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat, translated by scholar Edward Fitzgerald, as well as biographical material about Fitzgerald and Omar Khayyam and a laudatory poem by Andrew Lang.

مرداد‬ يُحكى أنّ نوح، بعد الطوفان، سأل ابنه أن يبني هيكلًا يشبه الفلك، في وسطه مذبح تشتعل فيه نار لا تنطفئ، وأن يجمع فيه تسعة رجال يسمّون "رفاق الفلك". نفّذ الابن الوصيّة، ومضت السنوات والفلك على حالها، إنّما رفاق الفلك على تغيّر: فبدل أن يكتفوا بما هو ضروريّ، جمعوا أملاكًا، وذهبًا، ومالًا، وتحوّلوا كهنة منكبّين على حماية قشور الدين وسطحية كهنوته.

In 1st century B.C. Mesopotamia, the authority of the Parthian Empire has reached the northern side of the River Euphrates. Farther west, the Roman Republic’s influence is continuing to expand into Asia-Minor. For the smaller Kingdoms like Armenia that stand between these towering eagles, it is a constant struggle for the very existence of their countries and cultures… Prince Tigran of Armenia and his friends have reached manhood and will soon be in need of all the skills learned from the Royal Guard and their mentor, Captain Harat. Tigran grapples between his affinity for Parthia, ...

Through his fiction, essays, poems, and art, Kahlil Gibran inspired a devoted international following and transformed modern Arabic literature. In this book, Joseph P. Ghougassian brings together the philosophical elements present across Gibran’s diverse writings, including his best-selling work The Prophet, as well as other significant works such as The Broken Wings, which tells the story of doomed young lovers, and the collection of aphorisms in Sand and Foam.

This powerful, inspiring book tells the story of an ambitious Afghan girl who seeks to fulfill her promise to her mother, fight for the right to education, and empower girls. Zynab lives in a small village in Afghanistan where education is deemed unnecessary for girls and even frowned upon. But Zaynab's family and life are very different from those of other girls in her village. Her father is a teacher who began teaching her Rumi's poetry when she was only five. One poem, in particular, inspires and encourages her: "You were born with potential. You were born with divine energy You were ...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes a captivating historical fiction novel with a modern twist: Here is the story of David as you have never heard it before: from the king himself, telling the unofficial version, the one he never allowed his court scribes to recount. Rooted in ancient lore, his is a surprisingly modern memoir. Notorious for his contradictions, David is seen by others as a gifted court entertainer, a successful captain in Saul’s army, a cunning fugitive, a traitor leading a gang of felons, and a ruthless raider of neighboring towns who leaves no ...

تدور على محور أساس هو الحبّ. يغرم الأرقش حتّى الجنون، وهو شابّ أرجنتينيّ مثقّف من أصل لبنانيّ، بفتاة فائقة الجمال. إلّا أنّ الأرقش المغرم لا يلبث أن يكتشف في الحبّ ذينك القطبين الدهريّين المتناقضين اللذين يتنازعان النفس البشريّة، فإذا به مصلوب بينهما؛ نحبّ فنسمو، ونشفّ نشفّ روحًا حتّى لنكاد نلامس عرش الله.

The start of the Arab spring, inspires Leila to summon enough courage and run away from her husband, believing that in Tahrir Square she will free herself from the shackles of her abusive marriage. An illegitimate child of an illiterate maid and a well-off doctor, Leila’s dream is to find her father, a man she only knows from an old yellowed photograph. Instead, she spends twenty-five years in a loveless marriage. After she escapes her husband, she embarks on an adventure which takes her from joining a revolution, to the slums of Cairo where she gets involved with a fundamentalist sect. ...

Three brothers embark on separate journeys to fulfill their father's dying wish. In their journeys, they go to distant lands, find curious treasures, and learn the true meaning of giving. Illustrated by Baird Hoffmire.

A groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international writers bears witness to the human cost of 50 years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. In Kingdom of Olives and Ash, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, two of today's most renowned novelists and essayists, have teamed up with the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence and a host of illustrious writers to tell the stories of the people on the ground in the contested territories.

Growing up together in the Surra section of central Kuwait, Katkout, Fahd, and Sadiq share neither ethnic origin nor religious denomination - only friendship and a rage against the unconscionable sectarian divide turning their lives into war-zone rubble. To lay bare the ugly truths, they form the protest group Fuada’s Kids. Their righteous transgressions have made them targets of both Sunni and Shi’a extremists. They’ve also elicited the concern of Fahd’s grandmother, Mama Hissa, who cautions them that should they anger God, the sky will surely fall.

The Last Prophet is a novel based on the extraordinary life of the prophet Muhammad, one-time shepherd and outcast revolutionary. This desert master’s discipline and principles would later become the basis for Islam, which today claims two billion followers.

He was the first man, husband, and father. It is said all men have sinned because Adam sinned. But what was Adam really like in those antediluvian days? In this intimate and surprising Bible Character Adventure, we encounter a joyful human who becomes a man of sorrows when he fails to protect his wife from a cunning enemy. In exile, Adam strives to become the man God designed him to be. Yet his every effort and joy are threatened by the great adversary, that serpent of old. When the enemy exploits Cain's jealousy over his younger brother, Adam rises to the challenge, boldly striving to ...

שנות השישים בקאבול, בירת אפגניסטן. שני ילדים, אמיר וחסן, נולדים באותו בית מידות ויונקים משדיה של אותה מינקת, אך למרות זאת, הם גדלים בעולמות שונים לחלוטין. אמיר הוא בנו של איש עסקים עשיר ומכובד, מעמודי התווך של קאבול; חסן הוא בנו של עלי, המשרת של באבא, אביו של אמיר. אמיר הוא פאשטוני, מוסלמי סוני, בן לאליטה השלטת באפגניסטן. חסן הוא האזארי, בן למיעוט אתני נחשל ומנודה. לשני הילדים האלה — קאבול שלפני הפלישה הסובייטית היא עיר קסומה, ססגונית, מלאה ריחות אקזוטיים, בזארים שוקקי חיים ותחרויות להפרחת עפיפונים, שכל העיר יוצאת לקחת בהן חלק.

Nell’Afghanistan degli anni settanta il dodicenne Amir desidera con tutto se stesso vincere la gara di aquiloni che si tiene ogni anno a Kabul; ad assisterlo e a sostenere i suoi sforzi c’è Hassan, un amico caro quanto un fratello. Ma nel giorno in cui Amir riesce finalmente a realizzare il proprio sogno, Hassan è vittima di un episodio terribile che segna la conclusione dell’amicizia che li lega. A sconvolgere per sempre le esistenze dei due ragazzi arriva poi l’invasione russa, che costringe la famiglia di Amir a lasciare l’Afghanistan.

לדעת אישה, ברובד סמוי יותר, הוא ספר של אדם-מרגל המנסה לפענח את חידת הקיום. זהו רישום מדוקדק של תצפית בלתי נלאית בחשיכה האופפת אותנו. סיפור של "איש-עיניים" לאה אך דבק במשימתו, המייחל — כדברי המספר — "להישנותו של רגע נדיר, לא צפוי, מאותם רגעים אשר בהם מזדהרת להרף -עין האפלולית, ובאה הבלחה, בא הבהוב חטוף שאסור להחמיץ אותו ואסור להיתפס בו בהיסח-הדעת". לדעת אישה הוא ספרו ה-13 של עמוס עוז, רומן חושני ורגיש שהופיע לראשונה בשנת 1989 והיה לרב-מכר. הספר יוצא כעת לאור במהדורה מיוחדת ומעוצבת, במסגרת הסדרה החדשה של כתבי עמוס עוז.

In this plot of mistaken identity, Becky instructs her son to cheat his elderly father Isaac, who is lying on his deathbed. Will Jacob pretend to be that which he is not? Is he ready for the last moment he is going to have with his father? This is a modern twist on a very old story of greed, love, and regrets. It is so much more than a morality tale. Do you find sibling rivalry in adults intriguing? Are you troubled by the notion that the sins of the fathers will be visited upon the children? If so, you will find this story utterly captivating★★★★★ "A lively psychological study of...

طيور أيلول معرِض فنّي للقرية اللبنانيّة في شتّى مظاهرها. ولولا أنّ ترابكِ من تراب القرية، ثمّ لولا أنّك تملكين قسطًا كبيرًا من رهافة الحسّ، وسلامة الذوق، ودقّة الملاحظة، وعمق الشعور بالقيَم الكلاميّة والإنسانيّة والجماليّة، لما تأتّى لكِ أن تصوّري القرية ذلك التصوير