Arabic Literature

Although virtually ignored, even in the 21st Century, the range and depth of medieval Arabic literature - fiction and non-fiction (and its impact on European civilisation) cannot be disputed. Just ask Disney about the 1001 Nights.

Season of Migration to the North
أولاد حارتنا
عزازيل
ثلاثية غرناطة
ساق البامبو
Impasse des deux palais
The Prophet
عائد إلى حيفا
رجال في الشمس
The Arabian Nights
The Broken Wings
الحرافيش
The Thief and the Dogs
يوتوبيا
The Yacoubian Building
Louis Yako
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Louis Yako

ومع مرور الأيام، أحببتُ ما كنتُ أكره، وألفتُ ما كنتُ أبغض، وتخليتُ عمّا كنتُ أعشق، حتى بتُّ أسأل من أكون؟ As the days passed, I grew fond of what I once despised, found comfort in what once unsettled me, and let go of what once defined my soul — until I was left wondering who I had become.
Khaled Ibrahim

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