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Fiction From the Middle East & North Africa

Am incomplete list of literature from the Middle East and North Africa. More books will be added to an expanded version in the future.
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Afsaneh, a Novel From Iran (Moniru Ravinipur)
Afsaneh, a Novel From Iran
1
Moniru Ravinipur
Against the Loveless World (Susan Abulhawa)
Against the Loveless World
2
Susan Abulhawa
All That I Want to Forget (Bothanya Al-Essa)
All That I Want to Forget
3
Bothanya Al-Essa
The Almond Tree (Michelle Cohen Corasanti)
The Almond Tree
4
Michelle Cohen Corasanti
An Iraqi in Paris (Samuel Shimon)
An Iraqi in Paris
5
Samuel Shimon
An Unlasting Home (Mai Al-Nakib)
An Unlasting Home
6
Mai Al-Nakib
An Unnecessary Woman (Rabih Alameddine)
An Unnecessary Woman
7
Rabih Alameddine
Arabesques (Anton Shammas)
Arabesques
8
Anton Shammas
The Architect's Apprentice (Elif Shafak)
The Architect's Apprentice
9
Elif Shafak
Aria (Nazanine Hozar)
Aria
10
Nazanine Hozar
As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows (Zoulfa Katouh)
As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows
11
Zoulfa Katouh
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ (Hooman Majd)
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
12
Hooman Majd
The Baghdad Clock (Shahad Al Rawi)
The Baghdad Clock
13
Shahad Al Rawi
Baghdad Noir (Various)
Baghdad Noir
14
Various
Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine (Ibtisam Barakat)
Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine
15
Ibtisam Barakat
A Balcony Over the Fakihani (Liyana Badr)
A Balcony Over the Fakihani
16
Liyana Badr
Balfour in the Dock: J.M.N. Jeffries & the Case for the Prosecution (Colin Andersen)
Balfour in the Dock: J.M.N. Jeffries & the Case for the Prosecution
17
Colin Andersen
The Bamboo Stalk (Saud Alsanousi)
The Bamboo Stalk
18
Saud Alsanousi
The Bastard of Istanbul (Elif Shafak)
The Bastard of Istanbul
19
Elif Shafak
The Beauty of Your Face (Sahar Mustafah)
The Beauty of Your Face
20
Sahar Mustafah
Beer in the Snooker Club (Waguih Ghali)
Beer in the Snooker Club
21
Waguih Ghali
Behind You Is the Sea (Susan Muaddi Darraj)
Behind You Is the Sea
22
Susan Muaddi Darraj
Beirut 75 (Ghada Samman)
Beirut 75
23
Ghada Samman
Bells of Memory (Issa J. Boullata)
Bells of Memory
24
Issa J. Boullata
Belshazzar's Daughter (Barbara Nadel)
Belshazzar's Daughter
25
Barbara Nadel
The Birds Have Also Gone (Yaşar Kemal)
The Birds Have Also Gone
26
Yaşar Kemal
The Black Book (Orhan Pamuk)
The Black Book
27
Orhan Pamuk
Bleeding of the Stone (Ibrahim Al Koni)
Bleeding of the Stone
28
Ibrahim Al Koni
The Blind Owl (Sadegh Hedayat)
The Blind Owl
29
Sadegh Hedayat
The Blood of Flowers (Anita Amirrezvani)
The Blood of Flowers
30
Anita Amirrezvani
The Blue Between Sky and Water (Susan Abulhawa)
The Blue Between Sky and Water
31
Susan Abulhawa
The Book of Collateral Damage (Sinan Antoon)
The Book of Collateral Damage
32
Sinan Antoon
The Book of Disappearance (Ibtisam Azem)
The Book of Disappearance
33
Ibtisam Azem
The Book of Gaza (Atef Abu Saif)
The Book of Gaza
34
Atef Abu Saif
The Book of Saladin (Tariq Ali)
The Book of Saladin
35
Tariq Ali
Born Palestinian, Born Black (Suheir Hammad)
Born Palestinian, Born Black
36
Suheir Hammad
Bride of the Sea (Eman Quotah)
Bride of the Sea
37
Eman Quotah
By the Pen (Jalal Al-E-Ahmad)
By the Pen
38
Jalal Al-E-Ahmad
Cairo Modern (Naguib Mahfouz)
Cairo Modern
39
Naguib Mahfouz
The Calligraphers' Night (Yasmine Ghata)
The Calligraphers' Night
40
Yasmine Ghata
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