Books of Literary Collections / Middle Eastern

_ __: A Library of Arabic Literature Anthology

A major translation achievement, this anthology presents a rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from pre-Islamic times until the eighteenth century, with short introductions to guide non-specialist...

‏ديوان المايدي بن ظاهر

By al-Māyidī ibn Ẓāhir

Poems and tales of a literary forefather of the United Arab EmiratesLove, Death, Fame features the poetry of al-Māyidī ibn Ẓāhir, who has been embraced as the earliest poet in...

An Anthology of Ismaili Literature: A Shi'i Vision of Islam

By Kutub Kassam, Herman Landolt, S. Sheikh

One of the richest and most rewarding, yet at the same time least familiar, traditions of Muslim literature is that of the Shi'i Imami Ismailis. Although many great literary treasures...

ابنة الحظ

By إيزابيل الليندي

تعد ``ابنة الحظ`` رواية رائعة تجمع ما بين الدراما الاجتماعية والسعي الذاتي من أجل ما يؤمن به الفرد، وهذه الرواية تجعلك تغوص بالعمق لدرجة أنك تنتظر أن تنتهي من الكتاب...

Between Revolution and State: The Path to Fatimid Statehood

By Sumaiya Hamdani

This book examines the most important writings of a tenth century Islamic theologian and jurist who was one of the most original thinkers of his period. It argues that Qadi...

Gender, Modernity and Liberty: Middle Eastern and Western Women's Writings, a Critical Sourcebook

By Reina Lewis, Nancy Micklewright

This book presents a dialogue between Western and Middle Eastern women that is often presumed never to have happened. Not only were women from the Middle East imagined to be...

Selected Poetry and Drama

By Leah Goldberg

This collection features a new translation by Rachel Tzvia Back of a large selection of Goldberg's poetry, as well at T. Carmi's classic translation of her only work for the...

Israeli Writing Against Itself: The Clash of Hellenism and Judaism in Modern Israeli Narrative

By Ruth Essex

This comprehensive critique explores the relevancy of old discourses for contemporary narratives in ten Israeli novels. How the theory of deconstruction affects the future of a nation as presented in...

Rituals of Memory in Contemporary Arab Women’s Writing

By Brinda Mehta

This volume carefully assesses fixed notions of Arab womanhood by exploring the complexities of Arab women’s lives as portrayed in literature.

خطايا الأبرياء: رواية

By برهان سونميز

كان الوطن هو طفولتي، وكلما كبرتُ ازددتُ بُعدًا عنه، وكلما ابتعدتُ ازداد حضوره داخلي. في تلك الأيام اعتاد العم ``حاطب`` - الذي أحاط بأسرار سهل ``هايمانا`` جميعها كدرويشٍ فقير...

فترة من الزمن

By Muḥammad al-Muwayliḥī

With What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us, the Library of Arabic Literature brings readers an acknowledged masterpiece of early twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Muḥammad al-Muwayliḥī, this...

مومس بالمذكر... أيضا !: رواية

By فارس خشان

تعد هذه الرواية من الروايات السياسية – البوليسية – الاجتماعية – النفسية، أرادها الكاتب جسر عبور من المادة الإعلامية المحاصرة بالحدث الآني، إلى رحاب الإنسان اللاهث إلى السعادة والمتحرر من...

أمسك عليك قلبك: رواية

By مجدي كمال

يقدم هذا الكتاب رواية للكاتب مجدي كمال بعنوان ``أمسك عليك قلبك``، وهي رواية يقول عنها مؤلفها إنها كانت قصة تنادينه وأبطال يسعون إليه سعيًا، أحداثها غريبة تظنها متفرقة لكنها ملضومة...

و باد، ذهن منتشر شاعر

By محمدرضا کلهر

و باد، ذهن منتشر شاعر

Folktales from Iraq

By C. G. Campbell, John Buckland Wright

Who would not shudder when entering the skeleton-lined cave of the queen of the dead? How would a young man and his sister escape from the prison of a treacherous...

Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora

By Persis M. Karim

Until recently, Iranian literature has overwhelmingly been the domain of men. But in the twenty seven years since the Iranian revolution, women both in Iran and in the diaspora have...