Arab and Arab Diaspora Literature We Recommend

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Avril 2024 (see all)
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In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, our List of the Month this April is devoted to Arab and Arab Diaspora Literature that we have read and recommend. For the purpose of this list, "literature" is defined to include fiction, poetry and plays. It does not include history, sociology, or other non-fiction works. Books should be written by Arab / Arab diaspora authors, which we define as being ethnically Arab, and either coming from Arabic-speaking nations and peoples, or descended from those nations and peoples. Please do not include Turkish, Persian or Afghani authors. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme, and are not Arab or Arab Diaspora literature.
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فرانكشتاين في بغداد Frankenstein in Baghdad
de Ahmed Saadawi
801 membres
33 critiques
½ 3.6
5 Members
Aquila, ursula, AnnieMod, noveltea, Onilyn
Explications
AnnieMod: The 2014 winner of International Prize for Arabic Fiction
2
Minor Detail
de Adania Shibli
434 membres
23 critiques
4
5 Members
ursula, CarltonC, AnnieMod, Silviote, ash.smash
3
La trilogie
de Naguib Mahfouz
1,160 membres
17 critiques
½ 4.3
5 Members
Pferdina, nessreader, susanbooks, Dilara86, hikarugenji
4
Le Prophète
de Kahlil Gibran
14,342 membres
169 critiques
4.1
5 Members
LadyUndomiel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, claudiashakti
5
The Map of Salt and Stars
de Zeyn Joukhadar
784 membres
40 critiques
3.8
5 Members
msjudy, Onilyn, lillybaker123, micathe.local.femboy, claudiashakti
6
L'immeuble Yacoubian
de Alaa al-Aswani
2,047 membres
96 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
lilithcat, kleo, jnsp13, micathe.local.femboy
7
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza
de Mosab Abu Toha
47 membres
2 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
ursula, LadyUndomiel, Silviote
8
Meursault, contre-enquête
de Kamel Daoud
888 membres
37 critiques
½ 3.5
3 Members
thorold, FAMeulstee, nessreader
Explications
thorold: The Algerian view of Albert Camus’ L’étranger
9
The Turtle of Oman
de Naomi Shihab Nye
372 membres
18 critiques
3.9
3 Members
AbigailAdams26, micathe.local.femboy, claudiashakti
Explications
AbigailAdams26: An engaging work of middle grade fiction from Palestinian American author Naomi Shihab Nye, about a young boy facing a move from his home country of Oman to the US.
10
Passage des miracles
de Naguib Mahfouz
1,453 membres
39 critiques
3.8
3 Members
FAMeulstee, gypsysmom, hikarugenji
11
The Butterfly's Burden
de Mahmoud Darwish
122 membres
4.1
2 Members
Tess_W, arwa-fm
12
The Quarter: Stories
de Naguib Mahfouz
48 membres
12 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
gypsysmom, hikarugenji
13
Throne of the Crescent Moon
de Saladin Ahmed
1,363 membres
95 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
yoyogod, micathe.local.femboy
14
La Civilisation, ma Mère !...
de Driss Chraïbi
130 membres
6 critiques
4.1
2 Members
thorold, arwa-fm
15
Pillars of Salt
de Fadia Faqir
108 membres
3 critiques
4
2 Members
kleo, susanbooks
16
Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow.
de Noor Hindi
41 membres
5
2 Members
susanbooks, claudiashakti
17
Before the Queen Falls Asleep
de Huzama Habayeb
4 membres
1 critique
5
2 Members
Helenliz, claudiashakti
18
What Strange Paradise
de Omar El Akkad
395 membres
29 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
gypsysmom, Dorothy2012
19
Femmes de sable et de myrrhe
de Hanan Al-Shaykh
524 membres
11 critiques
½ 3.3
2 Members
LolaWalser, micathe.local.femboy
20
The Thirty Names of Night
de Zeyn Joukhadar
320 membres
10 critiques
3.8
2 Members
msjudy, arwa-fm
21
The Queue
de Basma Abdel Aziz
254 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
kleo, gypsysmom
22
The Wild Fox of Yemen: Poems
de Threa Almontaser
63 membres
2 critiques
3.9
2 Members
AnnieMod, arwa-fm
23
La mort est une corvée
de Khālid Khalīfah
263 membres
16 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
ursula, FAMeulstee
24
Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories
de Alifa Rifaat
194 membres
3 critiques
3.9
2 Members
LolaWalser, susanbooks
25
Birds Through a Ceiling of Alabaster: Three Abbasid Poets
de G. B. H. Wightman
67 membres
2 critiques
3.1
2 Members
Michael.Rimmer, arwa-fm
26
Voices of the Lost
de Hoda Barakat
57 membres
2 critiques
3.2
2 Members
FAMeulstee, AnnieMod
Explications
AnnieMod: The 2019 winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
27
The Unquiet Dead
de Ausma Zehanat Khan
480 membres
44 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Tess_W, gypsysmom
Explications
gypsysmom: The author is the daughter of people who are part of the Arab diaspora and she has lived in Gaza herself. This book is mainly set in Toronto but references the war in the Balkans and has a Muslim detective.
28
The Italian
de Shukrī Mabkhoūt
22 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.3
2 Members
AnnieMod, arwa-fm
Explications
AnnieMod: The winner of the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
29
Les vies de papier
de Rabih Alameddine
1,256 membres
85 critiques
4
Member
msjudy
30
Les filles de Riyad : Récit
de Rajaa Alsanea
1,203 membres
72 critiques
½ 3.3
Member
ValerieAndBooks
31
Ferdaous, une voix en enfer
de Nawal El Saadawi
1,055 membres
36 critiques
3.9
Member
LolaWalser
32
Cette aveuglante absence de lumière
de Tahar Ben Jelloun
539 membres
18 critiques
4.1
Member
raidergirl3
33
La Nuit sacrée
de Tahar Ben Jelloun
367 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
Rommert
34
Hayy Ibn Yaqzan: A Philosophical Tale
de Ibn Tufayl
276 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
paradoxosalpha
35
Red Suitcase
de Naomi Shihab Nye
135 membres
2 critiques
4
Member
chellerystick
36
Two Blankets Three Sheets
de Rodaan Al Galidi
76 membres
6 critiques
4.2
Member
FAMeulstee
37
The Three Lucys
de Hayan Charara
33 membres
5 critiques
4.1
Member
AbigailAdams26
Explications
AbigailAdams26: A heartbreaking picture book from Lebanese American author Hayan Charara about a child's experience of war.
38
The Storyteller of Damascus
de Rafik Schami
28 membres
4
Member
slimikin
39
Passage au crépuscule
de Rachid al-Daif
24 membres
1 critique
4.9
Member
fannyprice
40
Velvet
de Huzama Habayeb
17 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.3
Member
Ling.Lass
41
Les Deux Chapelles: 1938-1940 poèmes
de Céline Axelos
1 utilisateur
Member
Maddz
Explications
Maddz: Céline Axelos was a member of a Lebanese literary family and resided for many years in Alexandria, Egypt.
42
Hakawati
de Rabih Alameddine
880 membres
36 critiques
3.9
Member
ValerieAndBooks
43
L'arabe du futur (French Edition)
de Riad Sattouf
740 membres
31 critiques
3.9
Member
Ling.Lass
44
Parfum de poussière
de Rawi Hage
615 membres
27 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
raidergirl3
45
Sand and Foam
de Kahlil Gibran
571 membres
6 critiques
3.9
Member
Michael.Rimmer
46
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
de Zoulfa Katouh
530 membres
13 critiques
½ 4.5
Member
FAMeulstee
47
Ten Ways to Hear Snow
de Cathy Camper
384 membres
7 critiques
4.2
Member
AbigailAdams26
Explications
AbigailAdams26: A lovely picture book from Arab American author Cathy Camper, featuring the bond between grandmother and granddaughter, and their appreciation for the natural world around them.
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Les Arabes dansent aussi
de Sayed Kashua
171 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.4
Member
Tess_W
49
Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa and Other Stories
de Ghassan Kanafani
152 membres
5 critiques
4.1
Member
fannyprice
50
Three Holidays and a Wedding
de Uzma Jalaluddin
111 membres
3 critiques
½ 3.4
Member
Dorothy2012
51
Rifqa
de Mohammed El-Kurd
89 membres
½ 4.7
Member
ursula
52
The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories
de Osama Alomar
44 membres
3 critiques
4.2
Member
lilithcat
53
Les Marches d'Ivoire: Poèmes
de Céline Axelos
1 utilisateur
Member
Maddz
Explications
Maddz: Céline Axelos was a member of a Lebanese literary family and resided for many years in Alexandria, Egypt.
54
Saison de la migration vers le Nord
de Tayeb Salih
1,685 membres
47 critiques
3.8
Member
Tess_W
55
The Stone of Laughter
de Hoda Barakat
97 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
fannyprice
Explications
fannyprice: An amazing novel about a gay man trying to cope with life and come to terms with his identity during the Lebanese Civil War in the late 1980s.
56
Hotline
de Dimitri Nasrallah
64 membres
2 critiques
3.9
Member
Dorothy2012
57
Histoire de Zahra
de Hanan Al-Shaykh
244 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.3
Member
LolaWalser
58
Deluge
de Leila Chatti
45 membres
½ 4.5
Member
susanbooks
59
Vienne la nuit
de Naguib Mahfouz
41 membres
3 critiques
4
Member
Michael.Rimmer
60
Beirut '75
de Ghada Samman
24 membres
1 critique
3.8
Member
fannyprice
61
Hamda and Fisaikra
de Kaltham Al-Ghanem
3 membres
1 critique
½ 3.5
Member
AbigailAdams26
Explications
AbigailAdams26: A gorgeous retelling of an Arabian Cinderella variant from Qatari author Kaltham Al-Ghanem.
62
The Book of Disappearance
de Ibtisam Azem
47 membres
2 critiques
3.8
Member
ursula
63
Fullblood Arabian
de Osama Alomar
32 membres
2 critiques
4
Member
LolaWalser
64
Tales of a Severed Head
de Rachida Madani
19 membres
2 critiques
3
Member
Michael.Rimmer
65
Mah and Me
de Ibtihaj Al-Harthi
3 membres
1 critique
4
Member
AbigailAdams26
Explications
AbigailAdams26: A heartfelt and poignant picture book examination of the loss of a grandparent, from Omani author/artist Ibtihaj Al-Harthi.
66
Koolaids: The Art of War
de Rabih Alameddine
135 membres
1 critique
4
Member
susanbooks
67
Adonis: Selected Poems
de Adonis
96 membres
½ 4.7
Member
Michael.Rimmer
68
Le citron
de Mohammed Mrabet
93 membres
5 critiques
3.8
Member
LolaWalser
69
The Illustrator's Notebook
de Mohieddine Ellabbad
48 membres
4 critiques
4.1
Member
AbigailAdams26
Explications
AbigailAdams26: A gorgeous picture book with multimedia artwork from Egyptian author and artist Mohieddine Ellabbad.
70
Brooklyn Heights
de Miral al-Tahawy
46 membres
4 critiques
2.9
Member
AnnieMod
71
Les Corps Célestes
de Jokha Alharthi
563 membres
22 critiques
½ 3.4
Member
AnnieMod
72
Le village de l'Allemand ou Le journal des frères Schiller
de Boualem Sansal
256 membres
20 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
FAMeulstee
73
Century of Locusts
de Malika Mokeddem
37 membres
1 critique
½ 3.3
Member
susanbooks
74
Qu'elle aille au diable, Meryl Streep !
de Rashid al-Daif
17 membres
½ 2.5
Member
LolaWalser
75
We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers
de Selma Dabbagh
16 membres
3
Member
ursula
76
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories
de Ghassan Kanafani
320 membres
10 critiques
4.1
Member
LolaWalser
77
Mother of Strangers
de Suad Amiry
47 membres
½ 3.7
Member
ursula
78
Confessions
de Rabee Jaber
38 membres
1 critique
3.8
Member
susanbooks
79
Short Arabic Plays: An Anthology
de Salma Khadra Jayyusi
8 membres
½ 4.3
Member
AnnieMod
80
A Sister to Scheherazade
de Assia Djebar
123 membres
3 critiques
3.1
Member
susanbooks
81
Hunters in a Narrow Street
de Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
13 membres
4
Member
LolaWalser
82
The Secret Life of Saeed, The Pessoptimist
de Imīl Ḥabībī
262 membres
4 critiques
½ 3.4
Member
LolaWalser
83
Du rêve pour les oufs
de Faïza Guène
111 membres
5 critiques
3.2
Member
susanbooks
84
Voyages
de Ibn Battuta
340 membres
5 critiques
3.9
85
The Twenty-Ninth Year
de Hala Alyan
48 membres
1 critique
½ 3.3
86
Arabs: a 3,000-year history of peoples, tribes and empires
de Tim Mackintosh-Smith
229 membres
2 critiques
4
Explications
lilithcat : Not fiction or poetry, not by an Arabic (or diasporic) author.
87
Exit West
de Mohsin Hamid
3,643 membres
231 critiques
3.8
Member
gypsysmom, ,susanbooks ,Rommert ,Michael.Rimmer
Explications
susanbooks: Hamid is Pakistani
88
I Saw Ramallah
de Mourid Barghouti
311 membres
9 critiques
4.1
Explications
lilithcat : Neither fiction nor poetry.
89
Farewell Fountain Street
de Selçuk Altun
3 membres
1 critique
3
Member
Helenliz,lilithcat , , ,fannyprice ,AnnieMod ,Rommert ,Michael.Rimmer ,
Explications
lilithcat : Author is Turkish, not Arabic.
: Tenuto conto che l'autore è del 1950 non si può nemmeno collegarlo all'impero ottomano: è turco al 100%
90
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
de Fatima Mernissi
907 membres
22 critiques
3.8
Explications
lilithcat : Neither fiction nor poetry.
91
Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad: The True Story of an Unlikely Friendship
de Bee Rowlatt
127 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.6
Explications
lilithcat : Neither fiction nor poetry.
92
Quatrains
de Omar Khayyám
2,935 membres
34 critiques
4
Member
cipeciop, ,lilithcat , , ,fannyprice ,AnnieMod ,susanbooks ,Rommert ,Michael.Rimmer , ,
Explications
lilithcat : What susanbooks said; Persians are not Arabs.
susanbooks: Wonderful work, but Persian.
: Anche se da alcuni suoi trattati si sviluppò lo studio dell'algebra da parte degli arabi resta persiano!
93
Je suis Pilgrim
de Terry Hayes
2,871 membres
175 critiques
4
Explications
lilithcat : Not an Arabic author.
94
Sandstorm
de James Rollins
2,465 membres
57 critiques
½ 3.7
Explications
lilithcat : Rollins is Polish-American, not Arabic.
95
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
de Khaled Hosseini
52,986 membres
1,300 critiques
4.2
Explications
lilithcat : Author is Afghani, not Arabic.
susanbooks: Not Arab
: E' afghano: inserirlo in questa lista significa fare confusione tra i termini arabo e islamico
96
Mille Soleils Splendides
de Khaled Hosseini
30,452 membres
896 critiques
½ 4.3
Explications
lilithcat : Author is Afghani, not Arabic.
susanbooks: Not Arab.
: E' afghano: inserirlo in questa lista significa fare confusione tra i termini arabo e islamico
97
Exodus
de Leon Uris
4,209 membres
66 critiques
4.1
Explications
lilithcat : Not Arab literature. Uris was Jewish-American.
: not Arab
: Non arabo, filo israeliano. Bene in una lista sul conflitto tra Palestina e Israele, ma non coerente per la scrittura araba e della diaspora
98
La Source
de James A. Michener
3,996 membres
61 critiques
4.1
Explications
lilithcat : Not Arab or diasporic literature.
Cecrow : Great book, but agree it's not Arab
: Not remotely Arab
99
The Kill Artist
de Daniel Silva
2,505 membres
71 critiques
3.8
Explications
lilithcat : Daniel Silva is NOT Arabic.
: The story is an Israeli-Palestinian trope, not based on an Arab diaspora theme; written by an American, born in the USA.
100
The Haj
de Leon Uris
1,637 membres
28 critiques
½ 3.6
Explications
lilithcat : Not Arab literature. Uris was Jewish-American.
: Non arabo, filo israeliano. Bene in una lista sul conflitto tra Palestina e Israele, ma non coerente per la scrittura araba e della diaspora