Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Post any authors from the Middle East with the countries they are from here.

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Couldn't help noticing that Israel isn't listed in the Middle Eastern section. I'll be very pleased to be the first!

Steven wrote: "[bookcover:Enfold Me - A Novel of Post-Israel]

Couldn't help noticing that Israel isn't listed in the Middle Eastern section. I'll be very pleased to be the first!"

It is already on the list. I will post this book on that thread. Thanks so much for the recommendation!

Diane wrote: "Steven wrote: "[bookcover:Enfold Me - A Novel of Post-Israel]

Couldn't help noticing that Israel isn't listed in the Middle Eastern section. I'll be very pleased to be the first!"

It is already o..."

Sorry - must have missed it. Mea culpa and thanks!

Steven wrote: "Diane wrote: "Steven wrote: "[bookcover:Enfold Me - A Novel of Post-Israel]

Couldn't help noticing that Israel isn't listed in the Middle Eastern section. I'll be very pleased to be the first!"

I..."

You're welcome!

normal people might consider Israel in the middle east, but yay for the military and then considering it to be part of Europe...lol!

Hi, let me be the second author although my book came out earlier than Steven's :)

http://jasonalster.com/Resources.php

"Leaving home Going Home Returning Home : A Hebrew American's Sojourn in the Land of Israel". with kindle amazon.com and my website.


First of all, today I actually call Israel an Eastern Mediterranean country however I wrote a book about my life in Israel and unlike Israel being an extinct species the book is more like a combination of Under The Tuscan Sun ( for the cultural acclimation) , Eat Pray Love (for the insights) and The Hobbit ( for the adventures). Below is a review from Amazon.com that says it all.
I confess that "Leaving Home, Going Home, Returning Home" is a book that I normally would not read. I am a web designer by trade and a techie book author as well (How to Start a Home-Based Web Design Business, 4th (Home-Based Business Series)). A book about a guy's journey to Israel didn't seem to match my normal pattern of technical tomes. But when I picked it up and thumbed through it, I found myself settling back in my easy chair starting the first chapter. By time I had read a few chapters, I felt the book warranted my full attention.

Alster taught me more about Israel, its people, culture, and history than I had ever been aware of before. I was able to view it through the eyes of someone who was willing to give a non-judgemental panoramic view of a culture that I previously only knew superficially. Through his eyes, I was able to see a part of the Jewish history that allowed me to understand more than I ever did before.

I remember in the early 1990's when I watched the televised version of Iraq shooting scud missiles during the Gulf War. It was a low-impact experience so many miles away. However, as I read about Alster protecting his daughter and family as he could hear the scud missiles just outside his own home, it became very real to me. This was not just a crazed dictator firing random artillery into the desert -- this was a real threat to real people! Seems obvious now but it took the skilled writing of Alster to bring me into the house with him and his family, feeling each painful explosion. By this time, I couldn't put the book down.

This book was written in a style in which I feel I have a better understanding of why so many of my Jewish friends talk respectfully about a desert land so far away. I understand it through a glimpse of someone with American values growing up in a Jewish household. And through someone who, forsaking all he grew up with, moved to a land of his heritage to make a new home. And then when he decided to return to the US, it made me think of it as the modern day equivalent to the 1915 book "Acre of Diamonds" (Acres of Diamonds: -1915).

If you are looking for a well-written book on a young man traveling to Israel and back, you can't go wrong with this one. It is educational, entertaining, and inspirational.

Jason wrote: "Hi, let me be the second author although my book came out earlier than Steven's :)

http://jasonalster.com/Resources.php

"Leaving home Going Home Returning Home : A Hebrew American's Sojourn in t..."

Thanks, Jason!

I don't see Cyprus listed under books set in the Middle East...it was there about a month ago.....

Loukia wrote: "I don't see Cyprus listed under books set in the Middle East...it was there about a month ago....."

It had fallen back to the second page. I bumped it back up to the top.

Hello..... I'd like to mention that Egypt is not on your list of Middle Eastern countries. Possible to add it? ......And just to mention, I'd love reviews!

'WHILE THE SANDS WHISPER'
A CULTURAL HERITAGE NOVEL taking place in Sinai, Egypt & Israel

Her camera reveals unforseen secrets of a ruthless desert . . .

The story:
No stranger to challenge, Ayishah, an American-Israeli documentary photographer, embarks on a captivating, yet hazardous journey to capture the lives of the Sinai Bedouin through her camera lens.

On AMAZON: 5 star reviews only

its there but its filed under Africa - more for geographic location

Here is another book mostly set in Sinai...

MIRIAM WAS HERE ... so were the human traffickers

To the End of the Land by David Grossman for Israel/Palestine. Excellent book!

Greetings from the Land of the Pharaohs!

I'm Amira; academic dean by day, writer by night :) So, my Dad is a retired diplomat which offered me the most amazing childhood, as far as travelling is concerned.

I was born in N'Djamena, Chad and grew up between Japan, Norway, New York, Belgium and Egypt. In my experience, traveling really does bridge the gap between minds and hearts.

On the author end, I've flirted with a few new takes on memoirs and poetry. However, as far as this group is concerned, I really hope you guys would consider reading "The Ankhs: Red Marks the Child" when it comes to selections from Africa and the Middle East.

It's set in Ancient Egypt.... so I'll be taking you on a journey between time and space.... hahahahah! But the treasure of it is this: I, myself, am Egyptian. And after years of traveling the world with my father, I came back home to re-acquaint myself with a country I didn't know or understand.

It took me a while; a few years, in fact! But, I only really understood Egypt when I started looking beyond the grit and grime of it. I mingled with the general mass public which were very different in comparison with the foreign dignitaries I grew up with, as a child. They were the salt of the Earth.... and I fell in love.

Today, I live, work, and write in Cairo, Egypt. This novella is tribute to the wondrous ancient past that flows passionately through my veins. I hope that as you read, you'll be able to feel the cool Nile, taste the hot desert and revel in the glare of the great Sun, itself!

https://www.amazon.com/Ankhs-Red-Mark...

Armenia is not listed anywhere in the discussion
Did I miss .....

I would like to post
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

Tales of Habib the Hoaxter: Sometimes Hoaxed, Always Good for a Laugh
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV9VZH1Z
Here is a collection of 30 witty stories about Habib, an Arab folk hero who has appeared under many names for hundreds of years. Each tale contains a twist, often with the verbal knife, guaranteed to make you laugh aloud with delight.
These fables will transport you to an exotic, timeless world filled with marvels and belief in marvels. In this world, whether the little guy wins or loses depends on how well he uses his wits. Sometimes cunning, sometimes credulous, Habib has a unique way of thinking that will enable you to see the world in a new and wondrous way.
Many of the stories convey moral lessons, while others convey pure amusement, bringing laughter either at Habib’s cleverness or at his lack thereof.
Be prepared for an entrancing journey into “one day,” an adventure that will transport you far from your everyday life, then will return you to it with new and marveling eyes.