Arab and Arab Diaspora Literature We Recommend

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Aprile 2024 (see all)
Descrizione
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.
1
Frankenstein a Baghdad
di Ahmed Saadawi
801 utenti
33 recensioni
½ 3.6
5 Members
Aquila, ursula, AnnieMod, noveltea, Onilyn
Spiegazioni
AnnieMod: The 2014 winner of International Prize for Arabic Fiction
2
Minor Detail
di Adania Shibli
437 utenti
23 recensioni
4
5 Members
ursula, CarltonC, AnnieMod, Silviote, ash.smash
4
Il profeta
di Kahlil Gibran
14,348 utenti
169 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
LadyUndomiel, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, claudiashakti
5
Il paese del sale e delle stelle
di Zeyn Joukhadar
785 utenti
40 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
msjudy, Onilyn, lillybaker123, micathe.local.femboy, claudiashakti
6
Palazzo Yacoubian
di Alaa al-Aswani
2,047 utenti
96 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
lilithcat, kleo, jnsp13, micathe.local.femboy
7
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza
di Mosab Abu Toha
47 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
ursula, LadyUndomiel, Silviote
8
Il caso Meursault
di Kamel Daoud
889 utenti
37 recensioni
½ 3.5
3 Members
thorold, FAMeulstee, nessreader
Spiegazioni
thorold: The Algerian view of Albert Camus’ L’étranger
9
The Turtle of Oman
di Naomi Shihab Nye
372 utenti
18 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
AbigailAdams26, micathe.local.femboy, claudiashakti
Spiegazioni
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
Vicolo del mortaio
di Naguib Mahfouz
1,453 utenti
39 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
FAMeulstee, gypsysmom, hikarugenji
11
The Butterfly's Burden
di Mahmoud Darwish
122 utenti
4.1
2 Members
Tess_W, arwa-fm
12
The Quarter: Stories
di Naguib Mahfouz
48 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
gypsysmom, hikarugenji
13
Throne of the Crescent Moon
di Saladin Ahmed
1,363 utenti
95 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
yoyogod, micathe.local.femboy
14
La civiltà, madre mia...
di Driss Chraïbi
130 utenti
6 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
thorold, arwa-fm
15
Pillars of Salt
di Fadia Faqir
108 utenti
3 recensioni
4
2 Members
kleo, susanbooks
16
Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow.
di Noor Hindi
41 utenti
5
2 Members
susanbooks, claudiashakti
17
Before the Queen Falls Asleep
di Huzama Habayeb
4 utenti
1 recensione
5
2 Members
Helenliz, claudiashakti
18
What Strange Paradise
di Omar El Akkad
395 utenti
29 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
gypsysmom, Dorothy2012
19
Donne nel deserto
di Hanan Al-Shaykh
524 utenti
11 recensioni
½ 3.3
2 Members
LolaWalser, micathe.local.femboy
20
The Thirty Names of Night
di Zeyn Joukhadar
320 utenti
10 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
msjudy, arwa-fm
21
The Queue
di Basma Abdel Aziz
256 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
kleo, gypsysmom
22
The Wild Fox of Yemen: Poems
di Threa Almontaser
63 utenti
2 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
AnnieMod, arwa-fm
23
Death Is Hard Work
di Khālid Khalīfah
263 utenti
16 recensioni
½ 3.4
2 Members
ursula, FAMeulstee
24
Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories
di Alifa Rifaat
194 utenti
3 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
LolaWalser, susanbooks
25
Birds Through a Ceiling of Alabaster: Three Abbasid Poets
di G. B. H. Wightman
67 utenti
2 recensioni
3.1
2 Members
Michael.Rimmer, arwa-fm
26
Voices of the Lost
di Hoda Barakat
57 utenti
2 recensioni
3.2
2 Members
FAMeulstee, AnnieMod
Spiegazioni
AnnieMod: The 2019 winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
27
The Unquiet Dead
di Ausma Zehanat Khan
481 utenti
44 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Tess_W, gypsysmom
Spiegazioni
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
L’Italiano
di Shukrī Mabkhoūt
22 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.3
2 Members
AnnieMod, arwa-fm
Spiegazioni
AnnieMod: The winner of the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
29
La traduttrice
di Rabih Alameddine
1,257 utenti
85 recensioni
4
Member
msjudy
30
Ragazze di Riad
di Rajaa Alsanea
1,203 utenti
72 recensioni
½ 3.3
Member
ValerieAndBooks
31
Firdaus. Storia di una donna egiziana
di Nawal El Saadawi
1,055 utenti
36 recensioni
3.9
Member
LolaWalser
32
Il libro del buio
di Tahar Ben Jelloun
539 utenti
18 recensioni
4.1
Member
raidergirl3
33
Notte fatale
di Tahar Ben Jelloun
367 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
Rommert
34
Hayy Ibn Yaqzan: A Philosophical Tale
di Ibn Tufayl
276 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
paradoxosalpha
35
Red Suitcase
di Naomi Shihab Nye
135 utenti
2 recensioni
4
Member
chellerystick
36
Two Blankets Three Sheets
di Rodaan Al Galidi
76 utenti
6 recensioni
4.2
Member
FAMeulstee
37
The Three Lucys
di Hayan Charara
33 utenti
5 recensioni
4.1
Member
AbigailAdams26
Spiegazioni
AbigailAdams26: A heartbreaking picture book from Lebanese American author Hayan Charara about a child's experience of war.
38
The Storyteller of Damascus
di Rafik Schami
28 utenti
4
Member
slimikin
39
Passage to Dusk
di Rachid al-Daif
24 utenti
1 recensione
4.9
Member
fannyprice
40
Velvet
di Huzama Habayeb
17 utenti
5 recensioni
½ 3.3
Member
Ling.Lass
41
Les Deux Chapelles: 1938-1940 poèmes
di Céline Axelos
1 utente
Member
Maddz
Spiegazioni
Maddz: Céline Axelos was a member of a Lebanese literary family and resided for many years in Alexandria, Egypt.
42
Hakawati: il cantore di storie
di Rabih Alameddine
880 utenti
36 recensioni
3.9
Member
ValerieAndBooks
43
L'arabo del futuro. Una giovinezza in Medio Oriente (1978-1984)
di Riad Sattouf
739 utenti
31 recensioni
3.9
Member
Ling.Lass
44
De Niro's Game
di Rawi Hage
615 utenti
27 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
raidergirl3
45
Sand and Foam
di Kahlil Gibran
572 utenti
6 recensioni
3.9
Member
Michael.Rimmer
46
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
di Zoulfa Katouh
532 utenti
13 recensioni
½ 4.5
Member
FAMeulstee
47
Ten Ways to Hear Snow
di Cathy Camper
384 utenti
7 recensioni
4.2
Member
AbigailAdams26
Spiegazioni
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.
48
Dancing Arabs
di Sayed Kashua
171 utenti
9 recensioni
½ 3.4
Member
Tess_W
49
Palestine's Children: Returning to Haifa and Other Stories
di Ghassan Kanafani
152 utenti
5 recensioni
4.1
Member
fannyprice
50
Three Holidays and a Wedding
di Uzma Jalaluddin
111 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 3.4
Member
Dorothy2012
51
Rifqa
di Mohammed El-Kurd
89 utenti
½ 4.7
Member
ursula
52
The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories
di Osama Alomar
44 utenti
3 recensioni
4.2
Member
lilithcat
53
Les Marches d'Ivoire: Poèmes
di Céline Axelos
1 utente
Member
Maddz
Spiegazioni
Maddz: Céline Axelos was a member of a Lebanese literary family and resided for many years in Alexandria, Egypt.
54
La stagione della migrazione a Nord
di Tayeb Salih
1,685 utenti
47 recensioni
3.8
Member
Tess_W
55
The Stone of Laughter
di Hoda Barakat
97 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.6
Member
fannyprice
Spiegazioni
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
di Dimitri Nasrallah
64 utenti
2 recensioni
3.9
Member
Dorothy2012
57
The Story of Zahra
di Hanan Al-Shaykh
244 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 3.3
Member
LolaWalser
58
Deluge
di Leila Chatti
45 utenti
½ 4.5
Member
susanbooks
59
Heart of the Night
di Naguib Mahfouz
41 utenti
3 recensioni
4
Member
Michael.Rimmer
60
Beirut '75
di Ghada Samman
24 utenti
1 recensione
3.8
Member
fannyprice
61
Hamda and Fisaikra
di Kaltham Al-Ghanem
3 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.5
Member
AbigailAdams26
Spiegazioni
AbigailAdams26: A gorgeous retelling of an Arabian Cinderella variant from Qatari author Kaltham Al-Ghanem.
62
The Book of Disappearance
di Ibtisam Azem
47 utenti
2 recensioni
3.8
Member
ursula
63
Fullblood Arabian
di Osama Alomar
32 utenti
2 recensioni
4
Member
LolaWalser
64
Tales of a Severed Head
di Rachida Madani
19 utenti
2 recensioni
3
Member
Michael.Rimmer
65
Mah and Me
di Ibtihaj Al-Harthi
3 utenti
1 recensione
4
Member
AbigailAdams26
Spiegazioni
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
di Rabih Alameddine
135 utenti
1 recensione
4
Member
susanbooks
67
Adonis: Selected Poems
di Adonis
96 utenti
½ 4.7
Member
Michael.Rimmer
68
Il limone
di Mohammed Mrabet
93 utenti
5 recensioni
3.8
Member
LolaWalser
69
The Illustrator's Notebook
di Mohieddine Ellabbad
48 utenti
4 recensioni
4.1
Member
AbigailAdams26
Spiegazioni
AbigailAdams26: A gorgeous picture book with multimedia artwork from Egyptian author and artist Mohieddine Ellabbad.
70
Brooklyn Heights
di Miral al-Tahawy
46 utenti
4 recensioni
2.9
Member
AnnieMod
71
Celestial Bodies
di Jokha Alharthi
563 utenti
22 recensioni
½ 3.4
Member
AnnieMod
72
The German Mujahid
di Boualem Sansal
256 utenti
20 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
FAMeulstee
73
Century of Locusts
di Malika Mokeddem
37 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.3
Member
susanbooks
74
Who's Afraid of Meryl Streep?
di Rashid al-Daif
17 utenti
½ 2.5
Member
LolaWalser
75
We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers
di Selma Dabbagh
16 utenti
3
Member
ursula
76
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories
di Ghassan Kanafani
320 utenti
10 recensioni
4.1
Member
LolaWalser
77
Mother of Strangers
di Suad Amiry
47 utenti
½ 3.7
Member
ursula
78
Confessions
di Rabee Jaber
38 utenti
1 recensione
3.8
Member
susanbooks
79
Short Arabic Plays: An Anthology
di Salma Khadra Jayyusi
8 utenti
½ 4.3
Member
AnnieMod
80
A Sister to Scheherazade
di Assia Djebar
123 utenti
3 recensioni
3.1
Member
susanbooks
81
Hunters in a Narrow Street
di Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
13 utenti
4
Member
LolaWalser
82
Il pessottimista: un arabo d'Israele
di Imīl Ḥabībī
262 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 3.4
Member
LolaWalser
83
Ahlème, quasi francese
di Faïza Guène
111 utenti
5 recensioni
3.2
Member
susanbooks
84
I viaggi
di Ibn Battuta
340 utenti
5 recensioni
3.9
85
The Twenty-Ninth Year
di Hala Alyan
48 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.3
86
Arabs: a 3,000-year history of peoples, tribes and empires
di Tim Mackintosh-Smith
229 utenti
2 recensioni
4
Spiegazioni
lilithcat : Not fiction or poetry, not by an Arabic (or diasporic) author.
87
Exit West
di Mohsin Hamid
3,645 utenti
231 recensioni
3.8
Member
gypsysmom, ,susanbooks ,Rommert ,Michael.Rimmer
Spiegazioni
susanbooks: Hamid is Pakistani
88
I Saw Ramallah
di Mourid Barghouti
311 utenti
9 recensioni
4.1
Spiegazioni
lilithcat : Neither fiction nor poetry.
89
Farewell Fountain Street
di Selçuk Altun
3 utenti
1 recensione
3
Member
Helenliz,lilithcat , , ,fannyprice ,AnnieMod ,Rommert ,Michael.Rimmer ,
Spiegazioni
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
La terrazza proibita. Vita nell'harem
di Fatima Mernissi
907 utenti
22 recensioni
3.8
Spiegazioni
lilithcat : Neither fiction nor poetry.
91
Sognando Jane Austen a Baghdad
di Bee Rowlatt
127 utenti
10 recensioni
½ 3.6
Spiegazioni
lilithcat : Neither fiction nor poetry.
92
Quartine
di Omar Khayyám
2,936 utenti
34 recensioni
4
Member
cipeciop, ,lilithcat , , ,fannyprice ,AnnieMod ,susanbooks ,Rommert ,Michael.Rimmer , ,
Spiegazioni
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
Pilgrim
di Terry Hayes
2,875 utenti
175 recensioni
4
Spiegazioni
lilithcat : Not an Arabic author.
94
La città sepolta
di James Rollins
2,465 utenti
57 recensioni
½ 3.7
Spiegazioni
lilithcat : Rollins is Polish-American, not Arabic.
95
Il cacciatore di aquiloni
di Khaled Hosseini
52,994 utenti
1,300 recensioni
4.2
Spiegazioni
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 splendidi soli
di Khaled Hosseini
30,457 utenti
897 recensioni
½ 4.3
Spiegazioni
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
di Leon Uris
4,209 utenti
66 recensioni
4.1
Spiegazioni
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
The Source
di James A. Michener
3,997 utenti
61 recensioni
4.1
Spiegazioni
lilithcat : Not Arab or diasporic literature.
Cecrow : Great book, but agree it's not Arab
: Not remotely Arab
99
Il restauratore
di Daniel Silva
2,506 utenti
71 recensioni
3.8
Spiegazioni
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
di Leon Uris
1,637 utenti
28 recensioni
½ 3.6
Spiegazioni
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