Here Is A Body
In this follow-up to her PEN Award-winning novel, The Queue, an electrifying new voice in Arab women’s fiction passionately brings to life the machinations of state oppression Mysterious men are round … continued
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The Lady of Zamalek
It was in the spring of 1927 that Cairo’s attention was captured by the shocking murder of prominent businessman Solomon Cicurel in his Nile-side villa in the upscale Zamalek district. It was a burgla … continued
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The Critical Case of a Man Called K
After reading Kafka, K decides to write his own diary, but he is constantly frustrated by his lack of experiences: he is worn down by the drudgery of his corporate job for a faceless corporation and b … continued
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“In fiction one is always allowed to break rules”
Basma Abdel Aziz is an award-winning writer, sculptor, and psychiatrist, specializing in treating victims of torture. A weekly columnist for Egypt’s al-Shorouk newspaper, she was named a Foreign Polic…
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“Khalifa does a fantastic job of making every character sympathetic”
Stephen Lee is a voice artist, actor, and poet from London. With numerous credits in voicework for Sega, MOX Creative, Words and Pics, and Book Buddy Media, as well as screenwork for NBC and the Amaz…
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Nektaria Anastasiadou reads from her novel
Nektaria Anastasiadou reads from her debut novel A Recipe for Daphne. Set in Turkish capital, the story crosses cultural barriers and examines questions of identity, taking the reader into the communi…
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