Hoopoe - An imprint of AUC Press

Sarab

Raja Alem

November 1979. Violence has broken out in the holiest site of Islam after a charismatic rebel and his devoted followers have announced the coming of the Mahdi and seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Amo … continued

The Watermelon Boys

Ruqaya Izzidien

It is the winter of 1915 and Iraq has been engulfed by the First World War. Hungry for independence from Ottoman rule, Ahmad leaves his peaceful family life on the banks of the Tigris to join the Brit … continued

In the Spider’s Room

Muhammad Abdelnabi

Hani was out for an evening stroll near Cairo’s Tahrir Square when a heavy hand landed on his shoulder. An informant had identified him, and he was thrown into the back of a police truck. There began … continued

Rana Haddad

Donia Kamal

Maan Abu Taleb

Donia Kamal reads from her novel

Stunning in its simplicity, Cigarette Number Seven is a deeply intimate novel about family and relationship in turbulent times, translated by Nariman Youssef. Donia Kamal’s succinct, candid prose draw…

And the winner of the 2018 ArabLit Story Prize is….

Earlier this year, ArabLit launched a short-story contest, officially calling it “the arablit story prize.”  Eligible entries are short-stories under 1500 words, translated from Arabic into English. “…

“Sometimes I see the end of a story before I can see the beginning.”

Her sixth novel, Of Sea and Sand, is set against the stunning landscapes of Oman, the wild Atlantic coast of Ireland, and war-time Baghdad. “It is a story of remorse, exile, love and the unseen,” expl…